Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brecon Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brecon

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 40.2% cheaper than Brecon without rent, and 50% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.4% cheaper than Brecon without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.5 £15.09
-77.17%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$107 £78.8
-56.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.82 £7.97
-20.06%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.83 £3.55
-36.02%
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
$2.03 £1.49
-81.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$7.61 £5.6
-68.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7 £5.15
-48.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.25 £1.65
-0.44%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.62 £1.19
11.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.13 £2.3
-28.43%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.96 £4.38
-62.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.54 £7.75
83.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.56 £7.77
-64.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$17.6 £12.95
-25.85%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.84 £2.82
-14.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.22 £0.89
33.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.74 £3.49
-49.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.55 £3.35
-56.26%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.53 £1.13
-
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.64 £1.21
-9.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.67 £1.23
-38.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.73 £1.28
-72.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.61 £12.96
-75.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.4 £7.66
108.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.28 £2.42
-46.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.19 £2.35
-12.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.43 £2.52
-60.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.8 £64.6
-86.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.14 £3.04
-23.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.93 £1.42
-48.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$27.23 £20.04
-49.91%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.92 £1.41
-32.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.8K £28.6K
-29.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$44.3K £32.6K
-23.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$350 £258
-64.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.72 £13.78
-25.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$54.2 £39.86
-66.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$45.95 £33.82
32.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$22.47 £16.54
-59.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,579 £1,162
-56.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$16.5K £12.1K
-3.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$86.3 £63.5
-33.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30.65 £22.56
12.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$89.5 £65.9
28.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$85.3 £62.8
-0.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,233 £908
-50.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,016 £748
-56.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,043 £1,503
-1.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,677 £1,234
-12.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,603 £1,916
63.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,698 £1,986
6.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Brecon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,582 £2,636
-80.55%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.25
1.52%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Brecon: October 29, 2025

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