Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Epsom Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Epsom

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 27.5% cheaper than Epsom without rent, and 49.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 26% cheaper than Epsom without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$22.87 £16.83
-79.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$85.2 £62.7
-45.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.42 £7.67
-16.99%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.63 £3.41
-33.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.84 £2.09
-74.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.85 £1.36
-80.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8 £5.89
-70.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.14 £4.52
-41.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.74 £1.28
28.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.51 £1.11
19.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.56 £1.88
-12.50%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.45 £3.28
-49.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.3 £8.32
70.88%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.51 £5.53
-49.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.73 £10.84
-11.41%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.34 £2.46
-1.80%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2 £1.47
-18.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.96 £2.18
-18.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.63 £2.67
-45.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.74 £1.28
-12.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.84 £1.36
-19.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.05 £0.77
-2.86%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.97 £1.45
-75.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$16.78 £12.35
-74.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.83 £8.7
83.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.91 £2.14
-39.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.07 £1.52
34.78%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.41 £2.51
-60.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.3 £64.3
-86.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.51 £3.32
-30.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.53 £1.13
-34.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$16.28 £11.98
-16.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.89 £1.39
-31.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.9K £28.6K
-29.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.5K £28.4K
-12.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$340 £250
-63.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.24 £11.21
-8.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$41.4 £30.46
-55.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$45.19 £33.25
34.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$20.1 £14.79
-54.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,291 £950
-46.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.2K £13.4K
-12.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$84.7 £62.3
-32.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.22 £31.07
-18.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$90 £66.2
28.00%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$139 £102
-38.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,209 £890
-49.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,015 £747
-56.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,015 £1,483
-0.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,672 £1,231
-12.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$7,275 £5,353
-41.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$5,965 £4,389
-51.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Epsom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,705 £2,726
-81.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.5
-3.09%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Epsom: October 28, 2025

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