Canberra vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	8
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	381K	77.6K

The cost of living in Canberra is 110% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5233rd ($2223 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 479th and 6325th 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	$15.5	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16566

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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