Phuket vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1377
🏠 One person rent	$544	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	35
😀 Quality of life	53	19
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 79% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5798th and 8269th ($985 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Yemen, respectively. Check Thailand vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6033rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sanaa

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	Phuket	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$2963

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$489
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$488
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$514
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$934
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$553
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$584
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$895
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$492
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$554
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$491
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$895
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$686
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$524
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$490
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$527
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$684
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$814
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$671
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$626
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$946
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$940
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$988
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1123
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1586
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$806
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$810