Phuket vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$484
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
35
😀 Quality of life
55
23
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 66% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6130th and 8335th ($870 vs $523) 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 0.6 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 5986th and 8884th 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
$4.16
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$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
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840