Cost of living comparison

Phuket, Thailand

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

London is 3.4 times more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in London
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 7.6 times more in London
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in London
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in London
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in London

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Phuket. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Phuket, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Phuket	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.37 THB147.49	$25.83 £20.01	+491.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.81	$10.33 £8.00	+41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.55	$2.46 £1.90	+212.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 THB13.41	$1.85 £1.43	+365.6%
Average			+277.8%

Phuket vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Phuket	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 THB55.67	$2.07 £1.60	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.27 THB414.02	$5.65 £4.37	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 THB231.69	$6.31 £4.89	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB72.06	$4.45 £3.44	+108.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB47.05	$4.26 £3.30	+205.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 THB43.04	$1.56 £1.21	+22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB17.00	$0.75 £0.58	+49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.31	$1.44 £1.11	+84.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB22.08	$1.79 £1.39	+173.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB22.86	$0.69 £0.53	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.66	$0.70 £0.54	+34.1%
Average			+58.5%

Phuket vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6 times more for transportation

	Phuket	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 THB153.97	$7.39 £5.73	+62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 THB361.77	$258.31 £200.06	+2310.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,303.23 THB786,587.61	$36,531.14 £28,293.48	+56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.07 THB373.63	$35.26 £27.31	+218.5%
Average			+661.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Phuket	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.30 THB516.43	$41.63 £32.24	+172.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.93 THB17,921.32	$2,834.46 £2,195.30	+433.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.47 THB14,564.16	$2,063.73 £1,598.37	+378.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.56 THB3,090.48	$263.90 £204.39	+188.2%
Average			+293.1%

Phuket vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Phuket	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.81 THB23,925.37	$2,333.60 £1,807.38	+229.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,628.75 THB426,276.35	$27,892.30 £21,602.67	+120.9%
Average			+175.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 THB95.21	$8.27 £6.40	+193.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 THB80.87	$4.80 £3.72	+100.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 THB143.55	$19.76 £15.30	+364.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.28 THB1,798.50	$65.66 £50.86	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.74 THB294.97	$16.14 £12.50	+84.7%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Phuket	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.27 THB2,236.86	$96.94 £75.08	+46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 THB956.20	$50.55 £39.15	+78.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 THB3,474.10	$114.87 £88.97	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.82 THB2,458.09	$135.36 £104.84	+85.9%
Average			+55.6%

Phuket vs. London - Cost of clothing

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