Phuket vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$573	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.45M

The cost of living in Phuket is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5233rd and 348th ($1059 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6325th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sydney

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	Phuket	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$21946

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864