Cost of Living Comparison Between Tweed Heads and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tweed Heads and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Tweed Heads is 59.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 76% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tweed Heads is 59.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 35.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.17 A$24.78
$4.68 ฿151
245.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.9 A$149
$46.4 ฿1,502
108.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.05 A$15.39
$8.65 ฿280
16.18%
Cappuccino
$3.77 A$5.78
$3.09 ฿100
22.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 A$4.16
$0.73 ฿23.53
272.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 A$3.45
$0.37 ฿11.95
508.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.54 A$10.01
$2.39 ฿77.4
173.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.84 A$12.01
$3.62 ฿117
116.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.6 A$2.45
$2.24 ฿72.5
-28.57%
White Bread (500g)
$2.61 A$4
$1.8 ฿58.2
45.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.33 A$3.57
$2.24 ฿72.3
4.02%
Eggs
$4.52 A$6.93
$2.23 ฿72.1
102.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.31 A$12.73
$19.31 ฿625
-56.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 A$13.22
$3.77 ฿122
128.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.74 A$21.05
$13.05 ฿422
5.29%
Apples (1kg)
$3.53 A$5.4
$3.28 ฿106
7.62%
Banana (1kg)
$2.72 A$4.17
$1.63 ฿52.6
66.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.31 A$5.07
$2.4 ฿77.7
37.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.35 A$6.66
$1.99 ฿64.3
118.59%
Potato (1kg)
$2.5 A$3.83
$1.53 ฿49.62
63.40%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 A$3.45
$1.49 ฿48.11
51.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.14 A$3.28
$1.02 ฿32.87
109.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.36 A$3.61
$0.48 ฿15.61
391.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$32.45 A$49.72
$4.32 ฿140
651.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.97 A$19.88
$21.68 ฿702
-40.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.55 A$6.98
$1.77 ฿57.3
157.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.09 A$6.27
$2.79 ฿90.4
46.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.67 A$4.09
$1.35 ฿43.74
97.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$65.5 A$100
$11.76 ฿380
456.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.99 A$3.05
$3.15 ฿102
-36.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.4 A$2.15
$1 ฿32.3
40.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.02 A$50.6
$13.64 ฿442
142.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 A$1.84
$1.3 ฿42.2
-7.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29K A$44.4K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
5.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.3K A$34.1K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-34.31%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$147 A$225
$123 ฿3,970
19.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.5 A$39.07
$13.93 ฿451
83.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$52.6 A$80.6
$18.24 ฿590
188.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.38 A$74.1
$60.8 ฿1,966
-20.36%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.96 A$24.44
$17.11 ฿554
-6.72%
Cinema Ticket
$12.96 A$19.86
$9.07 ฿294
42.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,646 A$2,521
$694 ฿22.5K
137.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,037 A$10.8K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-55.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.2 A$95.3
$57.5 ฿1,861
8.16%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.36 A$66.4
$34.51 ฿1,117
25.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.6 A$139
$115 ฿3,727
-21.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 A$153
$84.8 ฿2,743
17.98%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,239 A$1,898
$611 ฿19.8K
102.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,068 A$1,636
$442 ฿14.3K
141.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,990 A$3,049
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-1.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,680 A$2,573
$1,460 ฿47.2K
15.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,168 A$9,450
$4,244 ฿137.3K
45.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,052 A$7,740
$2,886 ฿93.4K
75.03%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tweed Heads
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.24
5.33
17.07%

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Last update for Tweed Heads: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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