Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Falmouth Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Falmouth

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.7% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 32.2% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.68 £15.22
-77.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$95.5 £70.3
-51.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.49 £6.99
-8.85%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.48 £3.3
-31.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.57 £1.89
-71.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.34 £0.99
-72.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.44 £4.74
-62.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.52 £4.8
-44.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.3 £1.69
-2.61%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.99 £0.73
81.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.16 £2.32
-29.11%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.98 £4.4
-62.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$4.82 £3.55
300.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.74 £4.96
-44.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$9.25 £6.81
41.08%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.39 £1.02
135.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.26 £0.92
29.37%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.66 £1.96
-9.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.54 £3.34
-56.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.66 £0.48
131.82%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.34 £0.99
11.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.81 £0.59
25.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.65 £1.21
-70.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.88 £13.16
-75.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.51 £7
127.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.69 £1.98
-34.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.77 £2.04
0.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.31 £2.44
-59.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$88.5 £65.1
-86.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.41 £3.25
-28.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.49 £1.83
-59.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$16.25 £11.96
-16.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.88 £1.38
-30.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$39.3K £29K
-30.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$44K £32.4K
-22.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$273 £201
-54.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.85 £13.87
-26.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$55.7 £40.95
-67.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$61.4 £45.2
-1.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.44 £8.42
-20.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,584 £1,166
-56.17%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$16K £11.8K
-0.62%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$83.4 £61.4
-31.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30.66 £22.56
12.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$90 £66.2
27.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$86.4 £63.6
-1.83%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,243 £915
-50.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,034 £761
-57.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,950 £2,171
-31.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,711 £1,259
-14.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Falmouth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,809 £2,067
-75.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.9
-9.66%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Falmouth: October 27, 2025

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