Canberra vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
30
7
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
381K
77.6K

The cost of living in Canberra is 199% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 522nd and 6130th ($2604 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 367th and 5986th 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
$32.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$13219

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$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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