Gold Coast vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	49	8
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	608K	77.6K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 139% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 839th and 5233rd ($2528 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 124th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Phuket

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	Gold Coast	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$16566

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 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