Jeddah vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$584	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	4.7M	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 14% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4757th and 5233rd ($1209 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 990th and 6325th 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	$6.63	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$16566

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981