Phuket vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$544	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	77.6K	4.84M

The cost of living in Phuket is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5798th and 312th ($985 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6033rd and 4th 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	$4.63	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$18951

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754