Phuket vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	55	100
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.45M

The cost of living in Phuket is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5497th and 370th ($1010 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6330th 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	$5.76	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$25164

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863