Jeddah vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$495
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
4.7M
77.6K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4731st and 6130th ($1100 vs $870) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1616th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$13219

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$938
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$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
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$879
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$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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$653
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$739
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$697
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$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
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$665
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$553
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$582
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$755
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$614
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$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
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$743