Brisbane vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	98	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	77.6K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 114% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1349th and 5233rd ($2269 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 3rd and 6325th 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	$15.5	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$16566

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981