Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hounslow Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hounslow

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 34.5% cheaper than Hounslow without rent, and 47.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 29.2% cheaper than Hounslow without rent, and 29.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.43 £15.03
-77.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$90 £66.2
-48.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.08 £8.16
-21.93%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.31 £3.91
-41.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.79 £2.05
-73.84%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.79 £1.32
-79.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.51 £4.05
-56.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.19 £4.56
-41.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.63 £1.2
37.42%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.57 £1.16
14.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.16 £1.59
3.70%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.72 £2.74
-40.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.83 £7.97
78.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.03 £6.65
-58.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.4 £9.86
-2.61%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.29 £2.42
-0.30%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.48 £1.09
10.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.87 £2.11
-16.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.97 £2.18
-33.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.74 £1.28
-12.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.58 £1.16
-5.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.29 £0.95
-20.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.87 £1.38
-74.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$21.3 £15.68
-79.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.72 £8.62
84.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.16 £2.33
-43.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.98 £2.93
-29.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.43 £2.52
-60.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$90.3 £66.5
-86.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.52 £4.06
-42.93%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.2 £1.62
-54.55%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$29.44 £21.66
-53.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.91 £1.4
-31.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.7K £28.4K
-29.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39K £28.7K
-12.95%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$324 £238
-62.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.88 £11.69
-12.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$35.41 £26.06
-48.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$45.09 £33.18
34.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$20.36 £14.98
-55.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,897 £1,396
-63.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$22.7K £16.7K
-29.92%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$101 £74.6
-43.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$41.22 £30.33
-16.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$125 £91.8
-7.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$98.7 £72.6
-14.09%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,228 £904
-50.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,016 £748
-56.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,009 £1,478
0.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,695 £1,248
-13.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$11.3K £8,334
-62.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$9,451 £6,955
-69.46%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hounslow
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,467 £2,552
-79.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.45
-2.20%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hounslow: October 29, 2025

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