Phuket vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$519	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	77.6K	4.84M

The cost of living in Phuket is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5827th and 745th ($940 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6063rd 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	$5.23	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$17957

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683