Phuket vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$3329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	98
😀 Quality of life	55	93
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 55% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5497th and 1403rd ($1010 vs $2240) 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6330th and 54th 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	$5.76	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928