Phuket vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$573	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	77.6K	886K

The cost of living in Phuket is 1% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5233rd and 5149th ($1059 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6325th and 6188th 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	$6.74	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$8518

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403