Phuket vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$573	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	98
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 52% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5233rd and 1464th ($1059 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Austria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6325th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Vienna

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	Phuket	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989