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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42.9% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 31.8% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$15.66 SCR 228

-70.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$44.82 SCR 652

3.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$9.22 SCR 134

-6.18%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$4.93 SCR 71.7

-37.32%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$2.69 SCR 39.13

-72.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$2.67 SCR 38.87

-86.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$3.87 SCR 56.3

-38.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$4.75 SCR 69.2

-23.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$1.78 SCR 25.96

25.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$1.72 SCR 25.04

4.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$2.77 SCR 40.25

-19.13%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$3.56 SCR 51.9

-37.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$33.94 SCR 494

-43.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$6.05 SCR 88

-37.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$11.8 SCR 172

10.59%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$2.35 SCR 34.15

39.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$2.63 SCR 38.33

-38.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$2.22 SCR 32.35

8.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$6.32 SCR 92

-68.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$2 SCR 29.06

-23.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$1.46 SCR 21.18

2.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$1.38 SCR 20.13

-26.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$1.49 SCR 21.74

-67.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$21.86 SCR 318

-80.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$10.11 SCR 147

114.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$4.37 SCR 63.5

-59.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$6.7 SCR 97.5

-58.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$0.84 SCR 12.3

60.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$25.01 SCR 364

-52.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$7.04 SCR 102

-55.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$2.03 SCR 29.52

-50.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$20.43 SCR 297

-33.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$1.47 SCR 21.33

-11.56%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$26.4K SCR 384.8K

3.47%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$34.9K SCR 507.8K

-2.82%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$134 SCR 1,944

-8.14%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$40.63 SCR 591

-65.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$151 SCR 2,201

-87.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$92.2 SCR 1,342

-34.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$15.16 SCR 221

12.86%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$5.14 SCR 74.8

76.46%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$159 SCR 2,309

337.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$8,342 SCR 121.4K

90.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$64.7 SCR 942

-11.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$27.54 SCR 401

25.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$69 SCR 1,004

66.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$72.4 SCR 1,054

17.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$942 SCR 13.7K

-35.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$746 SCR 10.9K

-40.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$2,041 SCR 29.7K

-1.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$1,786 SCR 26K

-18.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$449 SCR 6,528

846.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$1,172 SCR 17.1K

146.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$873 SCR 12.7K

-20.17%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Victoria: October 27, 2025

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