Medina vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$696	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	20	7
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	1.41M	77.6K

The cost of living in Medina is 29% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4439th and 5827th ($1215 vs $940) 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 3899th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Phuket

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	Medina	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$13013

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810