Phuket vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	86
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.79M

The cost of living in Phuket is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5497th and 1059th ($1010 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6330th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Toronto

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	Phuket	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053