Canberra vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	84	53
🏙️ Population	381K	77.6K

The cost of living in Canberra is 115% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1768th and 5827th ($2023 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 388th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Phuket

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	Canberra	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$13013

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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