Cost of Living Comparison Between Chatham and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Chatham and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Chatham is 62.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 127.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Chatham is 38.2% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 56.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$27.11 £19.95
$4.68 ฿151
479.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.6 £71.1
$46.4 ฿1,502
108.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.37 £6.89
$8.65 ฿280
8.32%
Cappuccino
$3.41 £2.51
$3.09 ฿100
10.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 £2.47
$0.73 ฿23.53
360.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 £0.99
$0.37 ฿11.95
264.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.82 £5.02
$2.39 ฿77.4
185.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.81 £5.01
$3.62 ฿117
88.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 £1.01
$2.24 ฿72.5
-38.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.35 £1
$1.8 ฿58.2
-25.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.64 £1.94
$2.24 ฿72.3
17.86%
Eggs
$3.54 £2.6
$2.23 ฿72.1
58.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.85 £7.25
$19.31 ฿625
-48.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.3 £6.11
$3.77 ฿122
120.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.12 £9.65
$13.05 ฿422
0.54%
Apples (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$3.28 ฿106
-10.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.54 £1.14
$1.63 ฿52.6
-5.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.14
$2.4 ฿77.7
20.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.25 £2.39
$1.99 ฿64.3
63.32%
Potato (1kg)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.53 ฿49.62
-6.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.49 ฿48.11
-4.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1 £0.74
$1.02 ฿32.87
-1.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 £1.15
$0.48 ฿15.61
225.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$15.15 £11.15
$4.32 ฿140
250.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.98 £8.82
$21.68 ฿702
-44.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.24 £1.65
$1.77 ฿57.3
26.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 £2.48
$2.79 ฿90.4
20.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.68 £1.97
$1.35 ฿43.74
98.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.9 £64.7
$11.76 ฿380
647.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.04 £4.44
$3.15 ฿102
91.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.74 £1.28
$1 ฿32.3
74.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.67 £10.79
$13.64 ฿442
7.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.3 ฿42.2
44.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.2K £28.1K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
39.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.4K £30.4K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
21.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$226 £167
$123 ฿3,970
84.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.75 £13.8
$13.93 ฿451
34.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.9 £33.04
$18.24 ฿590
146.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.07 £35.37
$60.8 ฿1,966
-20.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.68 £10.07
$9.07 ฿294
50.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,319 £971
$694 ฿22.5K
90.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$25.8K £19K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
62.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.3 £60.6
$57.5 ฿1,861
43.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.24 £35.5
$34.51 ฿1,117
39.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 £81.3
$115 ฿3,727
-4.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.2 £73
$84.8 ฿2,743
17.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,662 £1,223
$611 ฿19.8K
172.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,533 £1,128
$442 ฿14.3K
246.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,484 £1,828
$2,014 ฿65.2K
23.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,162 £1,591
$1,460 ฿47.2K
48.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,871 £5,792
$4,244 ฿137.3K
85.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,267 £5,348
$2,886 ฿93.4K
151.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Chatham
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,364 £1,740
$697 ฿22.5K
239.39%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.53
5.33
3.75%

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Last update for Chatham: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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