Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 82.0% more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Phuket
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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