Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Leicester Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Leicester

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 31.4% cheaper than Leicester without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 29.9% cheaper than Leicester without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.55 £15.12
-77.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$69.3 £51
-33.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.97 £6.6
-3.57%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.65 £2.68
-15.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.92 £1.41
-61.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.18 £0.87
-68.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.45 £4.01
-56.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.08 £4.47
-40.46%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.88 £1.38
19.15%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.59 £1.17
13.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.26 £1.66
-0.88%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.64 £2.68
-38.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.43 £9.14
55.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.7 £7.14
-61.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$11.76 £8.66
10.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.35 £1.73
39.57%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.8 £1.33
-9.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.67 £1.97
-10.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.14 £2.31
-36.62%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.25 £0.92
22.40%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.64 £1.21
-9.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.81 £0.6
25.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.42 £1.05
-66.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$20.41 £15.02
-78.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.71 £7.15
123.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.94 £2.17
-39.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.71 £1.99
2.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.33 £2.45
-59.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$84.8 £62.4
-86.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.14 £3.78
-38.72%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.34 £0.99
-25.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$40.24 £29.61
-66.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.97 £1.45
-34.01%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.4K £28.2K
-28.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.8K £30K
-16.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$276 £203
-55.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.31 £12.74
-19.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.41 £31.21
-56.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$40.1 £29.51
51.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$31.38 £23.09
-45.47%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$14.8 £10.89
-38.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,027 £756
-32.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$33.8K £24.9K
-53.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$93.5 £68.8
-38.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$37.43 £27.55
-7.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$130 £95.7
-11.42%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$94.9 £69.8
-10.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,029 £757
-40.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,044 £769
-57.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,742 £1,282
15.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,526 £1,123
-4.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,270 £2,406
29.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,399 £1,765
20.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Leicester
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,724 £2,005
-74.43%
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 Leicester: October 28, 2025

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