Perth vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$742
😷 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 138% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1024th and 5798th ($2345 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7th and 6033rd 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	$15.3	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$13132

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892