Cost of Living Comparison Between Birmingham and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Birmingham and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Birmingham is 53% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 89.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Birmingham is 53.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 36.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.06 £15.05

$4.65 ฿147

331.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$81.7 £61.3

$46.11 ฿1,460

77.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.49 £7.12

$8.74 ฿277

8.58%

Cappuccino

$4.72 £3.54

$3.04 ฿96.2

55.26%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 £1.77

$0.72 ฿22.80

229.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 £1.33

$0.39 ฿12.38

353.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.81 £5.10

$2.44 ฿77.2

179.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.28 £4.71

$3.79 ฿120

65.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 £1.30

$2.14 ฿67.9

-18.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.65 £1.24

$1.86 ฿58.9

-11.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.54 £1.91

$2.19 ฿69.2

15.98%

Eggs

$3.75 £2.81

$2.25 ฿71.1

66.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 £7.71

$19.73 ฿625

-47.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.86 £5.89

$3.79 ฿120

107.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.95 £10.47

$13.55 ฿429

2.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.50 £1.88

$3.25 ฿103

-23.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.86 £1.40

$1.67 ฿52.9

11.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 £1.48

$2.39 ฿75.7

-17.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.69 £2.01

$2.09 ฿66.2

28.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 £1.30

$1.53 ฿48.39

13.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 £1.07

$1.51 ฿47.79

-5.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 £1.09

$0.99 ฿31.30

47.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 £0.98

$0.51 ฿16.30

156.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$19.31 £14.48

$4.27 ฿135

352.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.82 £8.86

$20.31 ฿643

-41.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.31 £2.48

$1.79 ฿56.7

84.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.14 £3.10

$2.77 ฿87.6

49.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.34 £2.51

$1.40 ฿44.44

138.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.9 £64.4

$11.70 ฿370

633.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.93 £5.20

$3.11 ฿98.4

122.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 £1.08

$0.99 ฿31.48

45.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.42 £16.81

$13.73 ฿435

63.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 £1.48

$1.32 ฿41.75

49.24%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.9K £28.4K

$27.2K ฿862.0K

39.15%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.0K £30.0K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

17.32%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$295 £221

$120 ฿3,811

145.09%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.53 £17.65

$13.93 ฿441

68.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.11 £30.08

$18.31 ฿579

119.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.37 £25.03

$60.9 ฿1,928

-45.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.06 £7.54

$17.23 ฿545

-41.61%

Cinema Ticket

$17.99 £13.50

$8.71 ฿276

106.54%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,583 £1,187

$698 ฿22.1K

126.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.5K £14.7K

$15.7K ฿498.0K

24.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$100 £75.2

$57.6 ฿1,824

73.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.06 £36.05

$34.24 ฿1,084

40.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 £89.0

$113 ฿3,582

4.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$143 £107

$84.8 ฿2,684

68.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,322 £992

$604 ฿19.1K

118.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,084 £813

$436 ฿13.8K

148.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,308 £1,731

$2,057 ฿65.1K

12.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,620 £1,215

$1,498 ฿47.4K

8.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,377 £4,033

$4,252 ฿134.6K

26.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,225 £3,169

$2,988 ฿94.6K

41.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,574 £2,681

$529 ฿16.7K

575.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.76

5.33

8.07%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Birmingham: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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