Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brentwood Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brentwood

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 30.9% cheaper than Brentwood without rent, and 60.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 29.1% cheaper than Brentwood without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.35 £14.97
-77.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$82.9 £61
-44.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.7 £7.87
-19.16%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.63 £3.4
-33.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.58 £1.16
-53.80%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.04 £0.77
-64.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.32 £3.91
-55.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.21 £4.57
-41.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.41 £1.04
58.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.12 £0.83
60.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.15 £1.58
4.19%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.7 £2.73
-39.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.4 £6.18
129.88%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.88 £5.07
-45.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.24 £9.74
-1.44%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.18 £2.34
3.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.5 £1.1
8.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.91 £2.14
-17.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.88 £2.12
-30.90%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1 £0.74
53.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.28 £0.94
16.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.85 £0.63
20.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.39 £1.03
-65.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$16.68 £12.27
-74.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.61 £7.81
104.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.34 £1.72
-24.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.49 £1.83
12.05%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$5.46 £4.02
-75.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.2 £64.2
-86.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.53 £4.07
-43.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.28 £0.94
-21.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$22.75 £16.75
-40.04%
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
$38.6K £28.4K
-29.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.8K £30.1K
-16.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$325 £239
-62.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$14.18 £10.44
-1.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.63 £25.48
-47.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$38.65 £28.44
57.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$22.21 £16.35
-22.96%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.13 £11.14
-40.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,720 £1,266
-59.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$23.1K £17K
-31.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$87.2 £64.2
-34.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$40.72 £29.97
-15.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.2 £64.9
30.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$99.2 £73
-14.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,552 £1,142
-60.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,894 £1,394
-76.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,845 £2,093
-29.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,854 £2,100
-48.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,291 £3,894
-19.79%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,614 £2,659
-20.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Brentwood
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,341 £2,459
-79.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.45
-2.20%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Brentwood: October 28, 2025

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