Dubai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
64
7
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
77.6K

The cost of living in Dubai is 156% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1218th and 6130th ($2229 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 189th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Phuket

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Dubai Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743