Melbourne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	100	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	77.6K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 128% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1249th and 5469th ($2308 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1st and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Phuket

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	Melbourne	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$14328

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866