Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Victoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Victoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 34.3% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 35.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 17.1% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$15.60 SCR 226

-70.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$44.27 SCR 641

4.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$9.03 SCR 131

-3.21%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$4.85 SCR 70.2

-37.32%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿23.03

$2.79 SCR 40.39

-74.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$2.61 SCR 37.79

-85.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$3.93 SCR 56.9

-37.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$4.55 SCR 65.8

-16.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.87 SCR 27.04

14.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.71 SCR 24.73

8.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$2.77 SCR 40.13

-20.94%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$3.54 SCR 51.3

-36.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$33.51 SCR 485

-41.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$6.09 SCR 88.1

-37.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$11.58 SCR 168

17.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$2.29 SCR 33.19

41.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$2.58 SCR 37.39

-35.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.18 SCR 31.56

9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$6.26 SCR 90.7

-66.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$2.07 SCR 30.00

-26.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$1.46 SCR 21.08

3.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.33 SCR 19.19

-25.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$1.49 SCR 21.59

-65.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$21.53 SCR 312

-80.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$10.04 SCR 145

102.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$4.31 SCR 62.3

-58.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$6.63 SCR 96.0

-58.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.82 SCR 11.80

70.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$24.57 SCR 356

-52.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$6.88 SCR 99.6

-54.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$2.04 SCR 29.56

-51.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$21.05 SCR 305

-34.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.40 SCR 20.27

-5.71%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$26.1K SCR 378.5K

4.20%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$35.1K SCR 507.9K

-2.73%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 ฿3,849

$136 SCR 1,963

-11.17%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿445

$41.24 SCR 597

-66.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$154 SCR 2,234

-88.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$92.4 SCR 1,339

-34.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$15.29 SCR 221

12.69%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$5.22 SCR 75.6

66.86%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$698 ฿22.3K

$153 SCR 2,210

357.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$8,329 SCR 120.6K

88.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$64.0 SCR 927

-9.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$27.31 SCR 395

25.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$69.8 SCR 1,010

62.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$71.4 SCR 1,035

18.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$935 SCR 13.5K

-35.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$748 SCR 10.8K

-41.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,979 SCR 28.7K

3.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$1,794 SCR 26.0K

-16.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$459 SCR 6,643

826.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$1,181 SCR 17.1K

152.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$903 SCR 13.1K

-41.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

16.5

-67.70%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Victoria: February 28, 2026

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