Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bournemouth Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bournemouth

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 29.6% cheaper than Bournemouth without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 31.7% cheaper than Bournemouth without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$19.96 £14.69
-76.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$94.2 £69.3
-50.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.4 £6.91
-7.98%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.27 £3.14
-27.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.36 £1.74
-69.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.71 £1.26
-78.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.96 £5.12
-65.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.37 £3.95
-32.59%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.67 £1.23
34.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.27 £0.93
41.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.6 £1.91
-13.85%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.36 £2.47
-33.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.62 £7.08
100.73%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.87 £5.06
-45.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.57 £9.98
-3.83%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.82 £2.07
16.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.51 £1.11
7.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.24 £1.65
7.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.19 £1.61
-9.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.75 £1.29
-12.57%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.25 £0.92
19.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.98 £0.72
4.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.38 £1.02
-65.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$21.73 £15.99
-80.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.04 £6.65
139.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.57 £1.89
-31.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.5 £1.84
11.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.77 £2.04
-51.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$85.6 £63
-86.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.01 £2.95
-21.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.89 £1.39
-47.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$26.22 £19.29
-47.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.95 £1.43
-33.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.9K £28.7K
-29.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.3K £28.2K
-11.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$347 £256
-64.68%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.93 £11.72
-12.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$45.45 £33.44
-59.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$39.94 £29.39
52.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$12.59 £9.26
35.90%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$16.38 £12.06
-44.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,305 £1,696
-69.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$34.1K £25.1K
-53.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$85 £62.6
-32.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$47.75 £35.14
-27.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$101 £74.5
13.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.3 £67.2
-7.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,358 £999
-54.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,181 £869
-62.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,910 £2,141
-30.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,185 £1,608
-33.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,394 £3,969
-21.32%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,200 £2,355
-9.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Bournemouth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,862 £2,106
-75.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.82
-8.42%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bournemouth: October 28, 2025

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