Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bathurst Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bathurst

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.5% cheaper than Bathurst without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.4% cheaper than Bathurst without rent, and 21.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$14.49 CA$19.73
-67.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$44.13 CA$60.1
5.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.97 CA$12.21
-3.57%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.56 CA$4.84
-13.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.66 CA$2.27
-56.02%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.32 CA$1.8
-71.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.06 CA$6.88
-52.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.06 CA$6.89
-28.46%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.02 CA$2.75
10.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.64 CA$3.59
-31.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.15 CA$5.65
-46.02%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.66 CA$4.98
-39.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.57 CA$17.11
53.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.82 CA$13.36
-61.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$6.76 CA$9.2
93.05%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.1 CA$5.59
-20.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.57 CA$2.14
3.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.84 CA$5.23
-37.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.96 CA$2.66
1.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.05 CA$2.79
-25.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.2 CA$2.99
-32.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.7 CA$3.68
-62.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.88 CA$2.56
-74.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$10.18 CA$13.86
-57.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$13.48 CA$18.35
60.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.32 CA$4.51
-46.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.31 CA$4.51
-15.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.31 CA$3.14
-41.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$67.2 CA$91.5
-82.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$7.75 CA$10.55
-59.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.77 CA$2.4
-43.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$29.3 CA$39.88
-53.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.21 CA$1.64
7.44%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.5K CA$33.4K
11.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$21.3K CA$29K
59.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$108 CA$146
14.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$37.71 CA$51.3
-63.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$62.6 CA$85.2
-70.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$43.87 CA$59.7
38.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$32.67 CA$44.47
-47.63%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.16 CA$15.2
-18.73%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$169 CA$230
311.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.6K CA$15.8K
36.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$40.52 CA$55.2
41.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$34.5 CA$46.96
0.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$73.7 CA$100
56.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$135 CA$183
-37.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$730 CA$994
-16.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,156 CA$1,573
-61.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,994 CA$2,715
1.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,796 CA$2,444
-18.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,399 CA$7,349
-21.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,457 CA$4,705
-16.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Bathurst
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,440 CA$3,321
-71.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.46
-17.49%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bathurst: October 28, 2025

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