Phuket vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$484	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$2078
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	77.6K	513K

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6130th and 5319th ($870 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5986th and 6353rd 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	$4.16	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$4269

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Cities near Phuket

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$692
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$625
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1583
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$583
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$642
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$434
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$440
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$735
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1703
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1678
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1523
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1671
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1687
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$802
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$737
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1725
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$964
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$854
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1703
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$981
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$657
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1011
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$679
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1848
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1701
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2068
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1826
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1752
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$366
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010