Phuket vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$544	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	53	45
🏙️ Population	77.6K	886K

The cost of living in Phuket is 0.2% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5798th and 5787th ($985 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6033rd and 6510th 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	$4.63	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$4277

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881