Perth vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5119
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1352
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2099
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3624
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
93
7
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.14M
77.6K

The cost of living in Perth is 163% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1068th and 6130th ($2292 vs $870) 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 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 10th and 5986th 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
$14.2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7584
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6088
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1668
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12548
$13219

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Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693

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