Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lambeth Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lambeth

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.4% cheaper than Lambeth without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 38.5% cheaper than Lambeth without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.47 £15.07
-77.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$81.5 £60
-43.10%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.96 £7.33
-13.15%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.71 £3.46
-34.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.36 £1.74
-69.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.67 £1.23
-77.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.19 £4.56
-61.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.23 £4.58
-41.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.64 £1.21
36.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.59 £1.17
13.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.31 £1.7
-3.03%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.99 £2.94
-44.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.58 £7.05
101.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.76 £6.44
-56.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.95 £10.26
-6.45%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.19 £2.35
2.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.64 £1.2
-0.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.89 £2.13
-16.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.59 £2.64
-44.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.67 £1.23
-8.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.53 £1.13
-2.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.07 £0.78
-4.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.45 £1.07
-66.90%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$18.8 £13.83
-77.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.56 £7.77
105.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.83 £2.08
-37.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.22 £2.37
-13.35%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.47 £2.55
-61.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.4 £64.4
-86.55%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.4 £3.97
-41.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.09 £1.54
-52.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$23.12 £17.01
-41.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.12 £1.56
-38.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.6K £28.4K
-29.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.4K £30.4K
-18.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$300 £220
-59.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$16.88 £12.42
-17.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$43.02 £31.66
-57.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$46.43 £34.17
30.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.51 £9.94
-32.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,565 £1,151
-55.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18K £13.2K
-11.58%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$84.5 £62.2
-31.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$43.74 £32.19
-21.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$93.7 £68.9
22.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$100 £73.9
-15.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,235 £909
-50.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,013 £745
-56.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,004 £1,475
0.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,724 £1,268
-15.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lambeth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,600 £1,178
-56.47%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.63
-5.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lambeth: October 28, 2025

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