Adelaide vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.3M
77.6K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 151% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1333rd and 6130th ($2180 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 75th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$13219

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

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