Phuket vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$573	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	8	70
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5233rd and 3529th ($1059 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6325th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Riyadh

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	Phuket	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$9443

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487