Cost of Living Comparison Between Falkirk and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Falkirk and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Falkirk is 30.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 78.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Falkirk is 44.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 17.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.41 £12.07
$4.68 ฿151
250.64%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.6 £49
$46.4 ฿1,502
43.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.78 £7.2
$8.65 ฿280
13.06%
Cappuccino
$4.65 £3.42
$3.09 ฿100
50.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.86 £2.11
$0.73 ฿23.53
291.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 £1.7
$0.37 ฿11.95
524.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.57 £4.84
$2.39 ฿77.4
174.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.79 £3.52
$3.62 ฿117
32.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.76 £1.29
$2.24 ฿72.5
-21.43%
White Bread (500g)
$2.68 £1.98
$1.8 ฿58.2
48.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 £1.15
$2.24 ฿72.3
-29.91%
Eggs
$5.23 £3.85
$2.23 ฿72.1
134.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.68 £7.12
$19.31 ฿625
-49.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.35 £6.15
$3.77 ฿122
121.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.88 £7.27
$13.05 ฿422
-24.29%
Apples (1kg)
$3.09 £2.27
$3.28 ฿106
-5.79%
Banana (1kg)
$0.65 £0.48
$1.63 ฿52.6
-60.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.11 £3.02
$2.4 ฿77.7
71.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.01 £3.69
$1.99 ฿64.3
151.76%
Potato (1kg)
$2.58 £1.9
$1.53 ฿49.62
68.63%
Onion (1kg)
$1.33 £0.98
$1.49 ฿48.11
-10.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.02 ฿32.87
60.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 £1.07
$0.48 ฿15.61
204.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.41 £13.55
$4.32 ฿140
326.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.7 £8.61
$21.68 ฿702
-46.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.29
$1.77 ฿57.3
75.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 £2.55
$2.79 ฿90.4
24.01%
🚌 Getting Around
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.04 £2.97
$1.35 ฿43.74
199.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £66
$11.76 ฿380
662.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.31 £2.43
$3.15 ฿102
5.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.41 £1.03
$1 ฿32.3
41.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.15 £11.88
$13.64 ฿442
18.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.14 £1.57
$1.3 ฿42.2
64.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K £22.3K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
10.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.5K £25.4K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
1.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$291 £214
$123 ฿3,970
136.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17 £12.51
$13.93 ฿451
22.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$49.14 £36.16
$18.24 ฿590
169.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.9 £40.38
$60.8 ฿1,966
-9.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.78 £8.67
$17.11 ฿554
-31.15%
Cinema Ticket
$16.9 £12.44
$9.07 ฿294
86.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$681 £501
$694 ฿22.5K
-1.84%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.7K £13.7K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
17.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88 £64.7
$57.5 ฿1,861
52.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$57.9 £42.63
$34.51 ฿1,117
67.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.3 £64.3
$115 ฿3,727
-24.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$101 £74.7
$84.8 ฿2,743
19.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$918 £676
$611 ฿19.8K
50.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$947 £697
$442 ฿14.3K
114.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,089 £801
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-45.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,064 £783
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-27.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Falkirk
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,548 £3,347
$697 ฿22.5K
552.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.93
5.33
11.26%

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Last update for Falkirk: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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