Jeddah vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$541	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	4.7M	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 14% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4809th and 5469th ($1155 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 894th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Phuket

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	Jeddah	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$14328

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866