Medina vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medina	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1182	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$673	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$906	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1300	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	22	7
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	1.41M	77.6K

The cost of living in Medina is 17% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5469th ($1182 vs $1014) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4114th and 6129th 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	$5.56	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3803	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.47	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5508	$14328

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987

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