Cost of Living Comparison Between Canterbury and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Canterbury and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Canterbury is 74.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 112.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Canterbury is 68.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 48.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.65 £19.91

$4.51 ฿142

490.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$81.9 £61.2

$46.08 ฿1,449

77.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.26 £7.66

$8.78 ฿276

16.86%

Cappuccino

$4.40 £3.29

$3.09 ฿97.0

42.39%

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

$1.76 £1.31

$0.70 ฿21.97

151.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 £1.24

$0.40 ฿12.46

312.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.55 £4.89

$2.40 ฿75.5

172.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.27 £4.69

$3.68 ฿116

70.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.43 £1.07

$2.25 ฿70.6

-36.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 £0.97

$1.87 ฿58.8

-30.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 £1.48

$2.22 ฿69.8

-10.81%

Eggs

$3.62 £2.71

$2.23 ฿70.1

62.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.19 £7.61

$19.68 ฿619

-48.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.93 £5.92

$3.66 ฿115

116.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.21 £9.87

$13.09 ฿411

0.92%

Apples (1kg)

$2.70 £2.02

$3.38 ฿106

-20.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 £1.16

$1.69 ฿53.3

-8.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.74 £2.05

$2.33 ฿73.2

17.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.70 £2.02

$1.98 ฿62.4

36.36%

Potato (1kg)

$1.43 £1.07

$1.55 ฿48.77

-7.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 £1.07

$1.51 ฿47.42

-5.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 £0.51

$0.98 ฿30.84

-30.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 £1.19

$0.48 ฿15.01

231.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.59 £15.38

$4.35 ฿137

373.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.85 £11.84

$20.65 ฿649

-23.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.34 £1.75

$1.77 ฿55.8

32.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.62 £3.45

$2.75 ฿86.6

68.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.43 £2.56

$1.37 ฿43.19

150.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$228 £170

$11.36 ฿357

1905.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.25 £3.92

$3.11 ฿97.8

68.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.52 £1.14

$1.05 ฿32.96

44.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.78 £11.04

$13.72 ฿431

7.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 £1.39

$1.34 ฿42.16

38.81%

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

$37.7K £28.2K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

36.44%

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

$42.0K £31.4K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

24.97%

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

$223 £167

$122 ฿3,835

83.14%

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

$19.44 £14.53

$13.61 ฿428

42.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.39 £32.41

$18.49 ฿581

134.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.71 £34.15

$61.7 ฿1,939

-25.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.49 £28.00

$16.70 ฿525

124.49%

Cinema Ticket

$13.64 £10.19

$9.09 ฿286

50.06%

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

$1,132 £845

$702 ฿22.1K

61.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.5K £12.4K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

3.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.2 £61.4

$58.9 ฿1,851

39.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.31 £36.09

$34.41 ฿1,082

40.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 £82.4

$113 ฿3,545

-2.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$100 £75.0

$84.7 ฿2,662

18.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,370 £1,023

$606 ฿19.1K

126.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,201 £897

$435 ฿13.7K

175.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,233 £1,668

$2,069 ฿65.0K

7.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,834 £1,370

$1,473 ฿46.3K

24.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,157 £3,852

$4,445 ฿139.8K

16.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,428 £3,308

$2,988 ฿93.9K

48.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,070 £2,293

$547 ฿17.2K

460.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.53

5.33

3.75%

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

Last update for Canterbury: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Austin, TX

🇺🇸 United States

Milan

🇮🇹 Italy

Paris

🇫🇷 France

Stockholm

🇸🇪 Sweden

Calgary

🇨🇦 Canada

Tel Aviv-Yafo

🇮🇱 Israel

Frankfurt

🇩🇪 Germany

Ottawa

🇨🇦 Canada