Phuket vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$519	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	77.6K	886K

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5827th and 4967th ($940 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6063rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tabuk

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	Phuket	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$8574

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028