Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brighton Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Brighton

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.1% cheaper than Brighton without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 40.4% cheaper than Brighton without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.55 £15.12
-77.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$93.9 £69.1
-50.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.35 £6.88
-7.49%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.72 £3.47
-34.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.17 £1.6
-66.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.59 £1.17
-76.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.42 £6.2
-71.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.02 £5.17
-48.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.82 £1.34
23.08%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.11 £1.56
-14.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.1 £1.55
6.67%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.1 £3.75
-56.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.13 £8.93
59.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.11 £6.71
-58.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$18.03 £13.27
-27.62%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.23 £2.38
1.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.05 £1.51
-20.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.16 £2.32
-24.05%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.3 £2.43
-39.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.22 £1.63
-31.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.01 £1.48
-25.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.17 £0.86
-12.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.46 £1.07
-67.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$21.43 £15.77
-79.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.85 £8.72
82.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.66 £1.96
-33.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.6 £1.92
7.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.48 £2.56
-61.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$128 £94.5
-90.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.66 £3.43
-32.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.18 £1.61
-54.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$41.47 £30.51
-67.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.99 £1.46
-34.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.3K £28.2K
-28.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$42.2K £31K
-19.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$290 £213
-57.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.38 £13.53
-24.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$39.46 £29.04
-53.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$52.9 £38.93
14.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$19.23 £14.15
-11.02%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$18.01 £13.25
-49.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,815 £1,335
-61.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$19K £14K
-16.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$94.8 £69.8
-39.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.07 £30.96
-17.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$110 £80.8
4.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$79.6 £58.5
6.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,878 £1,382
-67.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,581 £1,164
-72.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$3,227 £2,375
-37.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,617 £1,926
-44.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$8,599 £6,328
-50.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$7,030 £5,174
-58.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Brighton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,564 £2,623
-80.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.63
-5.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Brighton: October 28, 2025

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