Brisbane vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	2.71M	77.6K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 130% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1241st and 5497th ($2323 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 3rd and 6330th 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	$15.8	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$13979

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992