Phuket vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$555
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5497th and 3485th ($1010 vs $1628) 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6330th and 899th 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
$5.76
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459