Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ipswich Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ipswich

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 19.9% cheaper than Ipswich without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 35.3% cheaper than Ipswich without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.6 £15.16
-77.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$90 £66.2
-48.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.67 £7.85
-18.93%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.73 £3.48
-34.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.56 £1.15
-53.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.05 £0.77
-64.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.6 £4.86
-63.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.17 £4.54
-41.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.45 £1.07
54.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.4 £1.03
28.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.52 £1.12
47.37%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.68 £2.71
-39.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.1 £5.96
138.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.7 £4.93
-43.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.33 £9.81
-2.10%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.35 £1.73
39.57%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.35 £0.99
20.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.09 £1.54
14.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.12 £1.56
-6.13%
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
$0.86 £0.63
18.60%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.97 £0.71
-50.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$16.82 £12.38
-74.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.1 £8.17
95.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.82 £1.34
-2.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.43 £1.79
14.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.67 £1.96
-49.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.7 £64.5
-86.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$6.28 £4.62
-49.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.07 £0.79
-6.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$34.28 £25.23
-60.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.85 £1.36
-29.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.2K £28.1K
-28.36%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.4K £30.5K
-18.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$334 £246
-63.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$14.06 £10.35
-0.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.51 £25.39
-47.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$75.5 £55.6
-19.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$10.91 £8.03
56.83%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.42 £9.88
-32.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,929 £1,419
-64.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$22.3K £16.4K
-28.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$80.5 £59.2
-28.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$40.09 £29.5
-13.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.6 £65.2
30.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$70.5 £51.9
20.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,062 £781
-42.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$856 £630
-48.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,478 £1,088
36.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,525 £1,122
-4.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,075 £3,735
-16.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,007 £2,949
-27.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ipswich
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,587 £1,904
-73.07%
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 Ipswich: October 29, 2025

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