Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aberystwyth Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aberystwyth

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.4% cheaper than Aberystwyth without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 34.5% cheaper than Aberystwyth without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.44 £15.04
-77.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$75.9 £55.9
-38.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.39 £6.91
-7.88%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.59 £2.64
-13.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.32 £1.71
-68.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.45 £1.07
-74.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.13 £3.78
-53.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.44 £2.53
5.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.74 £1.28
28.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.33 £0.98
35.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.57 £1.15
42.68%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.74 £2.75
-40.37%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.22 £7.52
88.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.16 £6
-53.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.62 £10.02
-4.19%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.54 £1.87
29.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.86 £1.37
-12.37%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.85 £1.36
29.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.7 £1.99
-26.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.63 £1.2
-6.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.49 £1.1
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.14 £0.84
-10.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.21 £0.89
-60.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$18.97 £13.96
-77.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.67 £7.11
124.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.83 £2.08
-37.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.25 £3.13
-34.35%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$5.29 £3.89
-74.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$125 £92
-90.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.61 £2.66
-12.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.61 £1.18
-37.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$22.93 £16.87
-40.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.97 £1.45
-34.01%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.8K £28.6K
-29.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.2K £29.6K
-15.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$290 £213
-57.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.37 £12.78
-19.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$36.66 £26.98
-50.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$37.86 £27.86
60.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$9.73 £7.16
-6.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,291 £950
-46.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$19K £14K
-16.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$73.7 £54.3
-22.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$39.98 £29.42
-13.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$107 £78.8
7.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$101 £74.1
-15.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,003 £738
-39.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$899 £662
-50.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,342 £988
50.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,121 £825
30.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,979 £2,192
42.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,627 £1,933
9.86%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Aberystwyth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,688 £1,242
-58.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.76
-7.47%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Aberystwyth: October 28, 2025

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