Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bath Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bath

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 30.7% cheaper than Bath without rent, and 56.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.4% cheaper than Bath without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.65 £15.2
-77.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$102 £75
-54.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.02 £8.11
-21.51%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.67 £3.44
-33.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.54 £1.87
-71.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.79 £1.32
-79.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$7.87 £5.79
-69.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.92 £5.09
-47.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.93 £1.42
16.06%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.63 £1.2
10.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.84 £2.09
-21.13%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.44 £4
-59.01%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.99 £8.82
61.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.73 £7.9
-64.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.48 £10.66
-9.88%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.01 £2.95
-18.20%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.55 £1.14
5.16%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.19 £2.35
-24.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.71 £3.47
-57.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.63 £1.2
-6.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.85 £1.36
-19.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.26 £0.92
-19.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.85 £1.36
-74.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.72 £14.51
-78.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.56 £7.77
105.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.21 £2.36
-44.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.16 £2.32
-11.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Bath
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.71 £1.99
-50.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$116 £85.2
-89.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.55 £4.08
-43.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.74 £1.28
-42.53%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$27.55 £20.27
-50.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.89 £1.39
-31.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.5K £28.3K
-28.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$43.1K £31.7K
-21.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$355 £261
-65.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.69 £13.76
-25.47%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$47.46 £34.92
-61.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$49.56 £36.47
22.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$11.33 £8.34
51.02%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.38 £9.84
-32.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,787 £1,315
-61.15%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$16.1K £11.8K
-1.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$84.8 £62.4
-32.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$49.11 £36.14
-29.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$91.2 £67.1
26.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$85 £62.6
-0.31%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Bath
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,681 £1,237
-63.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,400 £1,030
-68.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$3,435 £2,528
-41.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,353 £1,731
-37.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$7,031 £5,174
-39.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,553 £3,351
-36.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Bath
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,539 £2,604
-80.32%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.74
-7.14%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bath: October 28, 2025

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