Phuket vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$544	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	66
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.25M

The cost of living in Phuket is 29% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5469th and 4204th ($1014 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6129th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sharjah

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	Phuket	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$6883

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483