Brisbane vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	2.71M	77.6K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 114% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5827th ($2016 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 7th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Phuket

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	Brisbane	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$13013

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810