Perth vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	2.14M	77.6K

The cost of living in Perth is 131% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 978th and 5233rd ($2448 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 10th and 6325th 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	$15.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$16566

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981