Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Eastbourne Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Eastbourne

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 22.4% cheaper than Eastbourne without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 31% cheaper than Eastbourne without rent, and 33.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$22.14 £16.29
-78.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$76.7 £56.5
-39.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.69 £6.4
-0.46%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.4 £3.24
-29.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.48 £1.82
-70.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.81 £1.33
-79.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.94 £5.11
-65.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.15 £4.53
-41.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.45 £1.07
54.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.38 £1.02
30.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.49 £1.1
50.34%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.18 £3.81
-56.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.6 £7.07
101.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.2 £6.77
-59.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.63 £10.76
-10.80%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.2 £1.62
49.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.51 £1.11
7.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.37 £1.74
1.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.97 £2.18
-33.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.83 £1.34
-16.39%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.21 £0.89
23.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.01 £0.74
0.99%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.31 £0.96
-63.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.68 £13.01
-75.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.04 £8.12
96.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.85 £2.83
-54.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.75 £2.02
1.45%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.73 £2.01
-50.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55.4 £40.77
-78.78%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.31 £3.17
-26.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.69 £1.25
-40.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$32.37 £23.82
-57.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.87 £1.37
-30.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$39K £28.7K
-29.85%
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
Eastbourne
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$284 £209
-56.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.26 £11.23
-8.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$53.3 £39.21
-65.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$58 £42.67
4.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.52 £9.95
26.55%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.17 £8.95
-25.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,513 £1,114
-54.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.1K £13.3K
-12.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$114 £84
-49.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$52.5 £38.67
-34.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$119 £87.3
-2.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$146 £107
-41.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,496 £1,101
-59.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,239 £912
-64.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,118 £1,559
-4.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,112 £1,555
-30.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,353 £2,467
26.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,332 £2,452
-13.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Eastbourne
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,662 £1,959
-73.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.62
-5.16%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Eastbourne: October 28, 2025

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