Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newport Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newport

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 28.4% cheaper than Newport without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.1% cheaper than Newport without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$19.33 £14.23
-75.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$84.3 £62
-44.95%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.56 £7.04
-9.52%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.62 £3.4
-33.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.24 £1.65
-67.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.69 £1.24
-78.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.28 £4.62
-61.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.01 £4.42
-39.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.91 £1.4
17.28%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.92 £1.41
-6.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.51 £1.85
-10.76%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.69 £3.45
-52.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.35 £6.14
131.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.69 £6.4
-56.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.82 £7.96
20.61%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.9 £2.13
13.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.34 £0.99
21.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.24 £1.65
7.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.53 £2.6
-43.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.04 £1.5
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.7 £1.25
-12.35%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.15 £0.85
-11.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.9 £1.4
-74.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$20.1 £14.79
-78.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.54 £7.76
105.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.54 £1.87
-30.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.43 £2.52
-18.66%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Newport
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.32 £2.44
-59.34%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$67.3 £49.53
-82.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$6.65 £4.89
-52.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.39 £1.02
-28.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$16.31 £12
-16.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.94 £1.42
-32.99%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.9K £28.6K
-29.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$48.6K £35.8K
-30.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$310 £228
-60.41%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.92 £13.18
-22.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$43.67 £32.14
-58.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$44.89 £33.03
35.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$16.36 £12.04
4.58%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.26 £7.55
-11.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,614 £1,188
-57.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$33.1K £24.3K
-51.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$68.8 £50.7
-16.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$36.59 £26.93
-5.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$73.7 £54.2
56.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$84.7 £62.4
0.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Newport
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,500 £1,104
-59.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$990 £728
-55.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,681 £1,237
19.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,330 £979
9.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,931 £2,893
7.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,532 £2,599
-18.29%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Newport
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,820 £2,075
-75.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6
-11.17%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Newport: October 28, 2025

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