Gold Coast vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	49	8
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	608K	77.6K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 150% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 852nd and 5497th ($2530 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 68th and 6330th 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	$20.2	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$13979

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992