Phuket vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$555	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	8
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	77.6K	24.7K

The cost of living in Phuket is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5497th and 3452nd ($1010 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6330th and 6808th 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	$5.76	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415