Brisbane vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
7
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.36M
77.6K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 171% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 930th and 6130th ($2356 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 5986th 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
$13.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$13219

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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