Phuket vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$573	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	8
😀 Quality of life	56	48
🏙️ Population	77.6K	24.7K

The cost of living in Phuket is 36% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5233rd and 3471st ($1059 vs $1646) 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 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6325th and 6854th 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	$6.74	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$8971

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419