Perth vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2562
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1566
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4370
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.14M
77.6K

The cost of living in Perth is 154% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 791st and 5497th ($2562 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 11th and 6330th 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
$16.4
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.4
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1736
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2661
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6868
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5243
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.45
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.91
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2283
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992