Medina vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$391
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
20
7
😀 Quality of life
52
55
🏙️ Population
1.18M
77.6K

The cost of living in Medina is 2% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6017th and 6130th ($892 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6150th and 5986th 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
$6.99
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$13219

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$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
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
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$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743