Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.7 times more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB149.08
|
$19.77
A$31.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.83
|
$2.76
A$4.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.56
|
$2.32
A$3.70
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
$2.59
A$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB418.49
|
$5.39
A$8.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB234.19
|
$6.59
A$10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
$4.63
A$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.56
|
$4.12
A$6.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.50
|
$1.62
A$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.19
|
$1.34
A$2.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.60
|
$1.57
A$2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.31
|
$2.46
A$3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.10
|
$1.25
A$2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$1.11
A$1.78
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB155.63
|
$5.07
A$8.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB365.67
|
$118.63
A$189.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB377.66
|
$17.66
A$28.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
$65.39
A$104.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
$1,783.31
A$2,852.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
$1,413.05
A$2,260.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
$183.02
A$292.79
|
|
pay 87.7% more for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
$1,847.17
A$2,954.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
$14,503.36
A$23,201.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB96.23
|
$7.25
A$11.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB81.74
|
$3.68
A$5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
$26.36
A$42.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
$65.69
A$105.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB298.15
|
$14.33
A$22.93
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
$86.77
A$138.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
$72.18
A$115.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
$119.51
A$191.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
$154.17
A$246.64
|
|
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