Melbourne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	100	53
🏙️ Population	5.03M	77.6K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 133% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1365th and 5827th ($2194 vs $940) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1st and 6063rd 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	$14.2	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$13013

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810