Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newtown Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Newtown

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.4% cheaper than Newtown without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 28.8% cheaper than Newtown without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$13.36 £9.83
-64.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$68.7 £50.5
-32.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.32 £7.6
-16.18%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.81 £3.54
-35.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.76 £2.03
-73.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.83 £1.35
-79.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.72 £4.94
-64.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.01 £5.16
-48.36%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.53 £1.13
46.41%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.72 £1.26
4.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.97 £1.45
13.71%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.77 £2.77
-40.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.19 £6.76
110.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.94 £6.58
-57.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.56 £7.77
23.58%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3 £2.21
9.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.63 £1.2
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.45 £1.8
-2.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.64 £3.41
-57.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.82 £1.34
-15.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.57 £1.15
-5.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.39 £1.02
-26.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.34 £0.99
-64.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.07 £14.03
-77.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.14 £8.2
94.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$4.12 £3.03
-57.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.95 £2.9
-29.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.42 £2.52
-60.53%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$89 £65.5
-86.78%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.49 £3.3
-29.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.55 £1.88
-60.78%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$20.01 £14.73
-31.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.91 £1.41
-31.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$25.1K £18.4K
9.16%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.8K £30.8K
-18.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$204 £150
-39.93%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.78 £11.61
-11.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$45.23 £33.28
-59.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$45.82 £33.72
32.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.1 £8.91
-25.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,619 £1,191
-57.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$15.2K £11.2K
4.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$59.6 £43.83
-3.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$38.94 £28.65
-11.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$73.8 £54.3
56.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$85.5 £62.9
-0.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,222 £900
-50.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,014 £746
-56.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,055 £1,512
-1.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,665 £1,225
-12.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Newtown
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
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 Newtown: October 28, 2025

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