Cost of Living Comparison Between Newtown and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Newtown and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Newtown is 21% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 73.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Newtown is 40.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 27.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.36 £9.83
$4.68 ฿151
185.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 £50.5
$46.4 ฿1,502
48.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.32 £7.6
$8.65 ฿280
19.31%
Cappuccino
$4.81 £3.54
$3.09 ฿100
55.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$0.73 ฿23.53
278.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 £1.35
$0.37 ฿11.95
394.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.72 £4.94
$2.39 ฿77.4
181.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.01 £5.16
$3.62 ฿117
93.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.53 £1.13
$2.24 ฿72.5
-31.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.72 £1.26
$1.8 ฿58.2
-4.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.97 £1.45
$2.24 ฿72.3
-12.05%
Eggs
$3.77 £2.77
$2.23 ฿72.1
69.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.19 £6.76
$19.31 ฿625
-52.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.94 £6.58
$3.77 ฿122
137.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.56 £7.77
$13.05 ฿422
-19.08%
Apples (1kg)
$3 £2.21
$3.28 ฿106
-8.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.63 ฿52.6
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.45 £1.8
$2.4 ฿77.7
2.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.64 £3.41
$1.99 ฿64.3
133.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.82 £1.34
$1.53 ฿49.62
18.95%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 £1.15
$1.49 ฿48.11
5.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 £1.02
$1.02 ฿32.87
36.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 £0.99
$0.48 ฿15.61
179.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.07 £14.03
$4.32 ฿140
341.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.14 £8.2
$21.68 ฿702
-48.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.12 £3.03
$1.77 ฿57.3
132.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.95 £2.9
$2.79 ฿90.4
41.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.42 £2.52
$1.35 ฿43.74
153.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89 £65.5
$11.76 ฿380
656.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 £3.3
$3.15 ฿102
42.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.55 £1.88
$1 ฿32.3
155.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.01 £14.73
$13.64 ฿442
46.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.91 £1.41
$1.3 ฿42.2
46.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.1K £18.4K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-8.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.8K £30.8K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
23.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$204 £150
$123 ฿3,970
66.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.78 £11.61
$13.93 ฿451
13.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.23 £33.28
$18.24 ฿590
147.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.82 £33.72
$60.8 ฿1,966
-24.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$12.1 £8.91
$9.07 ฿294
33.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,619 £1,191
$694 ฿22.5K
133.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.2K £11.2K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-4.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$59.6 £43.83
$57.5 ฿1,861
3.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.94 £28.65
$34.51 ฿1,117
12.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$73.8 £54.3
$115 ฿3,727
-35.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.5 £62.9
$84.8 ฿2,743
0.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,222 £900
$611 ฿19.8K
100.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,014 £746
$442 ฿14.3K
129.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,055 £1,512
$2,014 ฿65.2K
2.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,665 £1,225
$1,460 ฿47.2K
14.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newtown
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
5.33
10.69%

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Last update for Newtown: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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