Phuket vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$544	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	77.6K	886K

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5469th and 5095th ($1014 vs $1069) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6129th and 6448th 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	$6.11	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$8498

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233