Jeddah vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$511
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
77.6K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 14% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4828th and 5798th ($1123 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1110th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$13132

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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$822
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$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
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$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
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$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892