Melbourne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
98
55
🏙️ Population
4.53M
77.6K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 171% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 933rd and 6130th ($2356 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2nd and 5986th 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
$14.4
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$13219

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

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