Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cumbria Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cumbria

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.1% cheaper than Cumbria without rent, and 45.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 34.5% cheaper than Cumbria without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.22 £14.88
-76.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$82.5 £60.7
-43.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.16 £7.47
-14.86%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.53 £3.33
-31.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.3 £1.69
-68.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.68 £1.24
-77.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.3 £4.64
-62.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.02 £4.43
-39.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.64 £1.2
36.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.85 £1.36
-2.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.29 £1.68
-2.18%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.96 £2.91
-43.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.09 £7.42
91.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.78 £6.46
-57.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.22 £10.47
-8.23%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.08 £2.26
6.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.58 £1.17
3.16%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.91 £2.14
-17.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.59 £2.64
-44.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.68 £1.24
-8.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.49 £1.1
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.07 £0.79
-4.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.53 £1.13
-68.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.33 £14.23
-77.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.82 £8.7
83.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.79 £2.06
-36.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.13 £2.3
-10.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.29 £2.42
-58.97%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$89.5 £65.9
-86.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.33 £3.92
-40.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2 £1.47
-50.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$23.41 £17.23
-41.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.06 £1.51
-36.89%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.7K £28.5K
-29.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.6K £29.8K
-16.40%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$291 £214
-57.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.15 £12.62
-18.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.92 £31.58
-57.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$46.16 £33.97
31.61%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$18.58 £13.67
-7.91%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.75 £10.12
-34.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,571 £1,156
-55.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.6K £13.7K
-14.46%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$84.3 £62
-31.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$43.8 £32.23
-21.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$93.9 £69.1
22.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$98.1 £72.2
-13.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,234 £908
-50.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,012 £745
-56.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,073 £1,526
-2.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,688 £1,242
-13.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Cumbria
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$4,086 £3,007
-82.95%
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 Cumbria: October 28, 2025

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