Cost of Living Comparison Between Barnet and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Barnet and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Barnet is 66.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 89.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barnet is 86.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 73.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.97 £19.85
$4.68 ฿151
476.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.8 £71.2
$46.4 ฿1,502
108.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.08 £7.41
$8.65 ฿280
16.53%
Cappuccino
$5.26 £3.87
$3.09 ฿100
70.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.47 £2.55
$0.73 ฿23.53
375.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 £1.33
$0.37 ฿11.95
389.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.35 £6.14
$2.39 ฿77.4
249.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.68 £4.91
$3.62 ฿117
84.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 £1.11
$2.24 ฿72.5
-32.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.64 £1.2
$1.8 ฿58.2
-8.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.67 £1.96
$2.24 ฿72.3
19.20%
Eggs
$4.86 £3.57
$2.23 ฿72.1
117.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.38 £8.37
$19.31 ฿625
-41.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.03 £6.64
$3.77 ฿122
139.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.6 £10.74
$13.05 ฿422
11.88%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 £2.27
$3.28 ฿106
-6.10%
Banana (1kg)
$2 £1.47
$1.63 ฿52.6
22.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.87 £2.11
$2.4 ฿77.7
19.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.62 £2.67
$1.99 ฿64.3
81.91%
Potato (1kg)
$1.77 £1.3
$1.53 ฿49.62
15.69%
Onion (1kg)
$1.87 £1.38
$1.49 ฿48.11
25.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.12 £0.82
$1.02 ฿32.87
9.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.53 £1.13
$0.48 ฿15.61
218.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.05 £16.96
$4.32 ฿140
433.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.82 £8.7
$21.68 ฿702
-45.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.13 £2.3
$1.77 ฿57.3
76.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.11 £3.02
$2.79 ฿90.4
47.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.4 £1.77
$1.35 ฿43.74
77.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.1 £64.1
$11.76 ฿380
640.56%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.4 £3.98
$3.15 ฿102
71.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.19 £1.61
$1 ฿32.3
119.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.76 £10.87
$13.64 ฿442
8.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.3 ฿42.2
50.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.2K £28.1K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
39.77%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.1K £28.8K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
15.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$229 £169
$123 ฿3,970
86.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.59 £14.41
$13.93 ฿451
40.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.38 £31.93
$18.24 ฿590
137.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.4 £40.04
$60.8 ฿1,966
-10.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.63 £10.03
$9.07 ฿294
50.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,873 £1,378
$694 ฿22.5K
169.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$26.2K £19.3K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
64.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.1 £60.4
$57.5 ฿1,861
42.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48 £35.33
$34.51 ฿1,117
39.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 £81.7
$115 ฿3,727
-3.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.6 £71.1
$84.8 ฿2,743
13.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,244 £916
$611 ฿19.8K
103.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 £743
$442 ฿14.3K
128.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,389 £2,494
$2,014 ฿65.2K
68.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,689 £1,979
$1,460 ฿47.2K
84.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$14.1K £10.4K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
231.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$14.4K £10.6K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
397.59%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barnet
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,871 £2,113
$697 ฿22.5K
312.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.05
5.33
-5.25%

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Last update for Barnet: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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