Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Liverpool Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Liverpool

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 35.5% cheaper than Liverpool without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.2% cheaper than Liverpool without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.73 ฿153
$21.39 £15.74
-77.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$45.92 ฿1,486
$95.7 £70.4
-52.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.59 ฿278
$9.31 £6.85
-7.73%
Cappuccino
$2.92 ฿94.6
$4.72 £3.47
-38.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 ฿22.42
$2.12 £1.56
-67.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 ฿12.81
$1.44 £1.06
-72.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.41 ฿78
$6.74 £4.96
-64.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.8 ฿123
$5.93 £4.36
-35.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 ฿72.7
$1.64 £1.21
37.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.79 ฿58.1
$1.58 £1.16
13.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 ฿70.6
$2.18 £1.6
-
Eggs
$2.29 ฿74.3
$3.86 £2.84
-40.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.52 ฿632
$8.47 £6.24
130.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.68 ฿119
$8.73 £6.42
-57.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.18 ฿427
$15.07 £11.09
-12.54%
Apples (1kg)
$3.24 ฿105
$2.83 £2.08
14.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.62 ฿52.5
$1.58 £1.17
2.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.41 ฿78
$2.61 £1.92
-7.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.03 ฿65.6
$3.6 £2.65
-43.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.52 ฿49.3
$1.78 £1.31
-14.61%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿48.86
$1.73 £1.27
-12.72%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 ฿31.45
$1.27 £0.93
-23.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 ฿16.68
$1.34 £0.98
-61.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.49 ฿145
$20.63 £15.18
-78.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.36 ฿691
$10.78 £7.94
98.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 ฿57.5
$3.08 £2.26
-42.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.3
$2.78 £2.05
0.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.36 ฿44.15
$2.78 £2.05
-51.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.51 ฿372
$95.9 £70.6
-88.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.17 ฿103
$4.16 £3.06
-23.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.04 ฿33.64
$1.31 £0.96
-20.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.03 ฿454
$16.21 £11.93
-13.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿42.59
$1.89 £1.39
-30.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28K ฿904.8K
$38.1K £28K
-26.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.2K ฿1.1M
$38.2K £28.1K
-13.14%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,899
$295 £217
-59.15%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.55 ฿438
$18.11 £13.33
-25.18%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.62 ฿603
$42.94 £31.6
-56.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.4 ฿1,987
$37.8 £27.82
62.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.68 ฿540
$17.29 £12.72
-3.53%
Cinema Ticket
$8.76 ฿283
$17.87 £13.15
-50.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$703 ฿22.7K
$1,636 £1,204
-57.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿507.5K
$16.4K £12.1K
-4.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 ฿1,873
$87.3 £64.2
-33.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.4 ฿1,145
$51.2 £37.68
-30.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,659
$125 £91.8
-9.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$83.2 ฿2,691
$130 £95.6
-35.97%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.5K
$1,211 £891
-50.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$441 ฿14.3K
$784 £577
-43.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,027 ฿65.6K
$2,438 £1,794
-16.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,492 ฿48.3K
$1,269 £934
17.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,195 ฿135.7K
$3,432 £2,526
22.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,909 ฿94.1K
$2,517 £1,852
15.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Liverpool
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$706 ฿22.8K
$3,077 £2,265
-77.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.76
-7.47%

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Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

Last update for Liverpool: November 3, 2025

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