Phuket vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$519	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	8
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	77.6K	24.7K

The cost of living in Phuket is 37% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5827th and 3454th ($940 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6063rd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Victoria

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	Phuket	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408