Perth vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	93	7
😀 Quality of life	98	53
🏙️ Population	2.14M	77.6K

The cost of living in Perth is 121% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1654th and 5827th ($2075 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Perth compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Phuket

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	Perth	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$13013

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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