Phuket vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$519	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	86
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.79M

The cost of living in Phuket is 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5827th and 861st ($940 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6063rd and 59th 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	$5.23	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095