Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newquay Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newquay

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 36.3% cheaper than Newquay without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.3% cheaper than Newquay without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.16 £14.84
-76.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$80.2 £59
-42.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.34 £6.87
-7.39%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.09 £3.01
-24.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.35 £1.73
-68.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.7 £1.25
-78.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.26 £4.6
-61.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.38 £3.96
-32.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.68 £1.24
33.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.24 £0.91
45.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.52 £1.85
-11.11%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.42 £2.52
-34.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.95 £7.32
94.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.06 £5.19
-46.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.41 £9.87
-2.68%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.66 £1.96
23.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.5 £1.11
8.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.23 £1.64
7.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.3 £1.69
-13.48%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.71 £1.26
-10.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.27 £0.93
17.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.97 £0.72
5.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.46 £1.07
-67.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.58 £12.94
-75.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.31 £6.85
132.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.62 £1.93
-32.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.58 £1.9
8.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.32 £2.45
-59.34%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$89.4 £65.8
-86.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.06 £2.99
-22.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.53 £1.86
-60.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$25.58 £18.82
-46.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.9 £1.4
-31.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$39.1K £28.8K
-30.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.4K £28.3K
-11.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$343 £252
-64.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$16.1 £11.84
-13.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$44.74 £32.92
-59.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$47.63 £35.05
27.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$10.35 £7.61
65.31%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.4 £8.39
-20.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,327 £1,712
-70.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$24.6K £18.1K
-35.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$87.6 £64.4
-34.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$48.09 £35.39
-28.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$101 £74.3
14.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.2 £67.1
-7.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,204 £886
-49.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,018 £749
-56.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,021 £1,487
-0.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,719 £1,265
-15.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Newquay
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.82
-8.42%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Newquay: October 27, 2025

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