Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Norfolk Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Norfolk

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 36.1% cheaper than Norfolk without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.5% cheaper than Norfolk without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$23.07 £16.98
-79.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$82.2 £60.5
-43.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.73 £7.89
-19.38%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.48 £3.29
-31.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.95 £1.43
-62.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.66 £1.22
-77.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.31 £3.9
-54.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.09 £4.48
-40.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.65 £1.22
35.76%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.54 £1.13
16.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.01 £1.48
11.44%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.37 £3.21
-48.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.75 £7.18
98.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.96 £5.86
-52.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$17.76 £13.07
-26.52%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.31 £2.43
-0.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.98 £1.46
-17.68%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.75 £2.76
-36.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.54 £1.87
-21.65%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.72 £1.27
-11.05%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.77 £1.3
-15.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.93 £0.68
9.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.82 £1.34
-73.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$16.07 £11.83
-73.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.09 £8.16
95.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.52 £2.59
-49.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.14 £2.31
-11.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.43 £2.52
-60.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$90.3 £66.4
-86.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.45 £3.28
-29.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.49 £1.09
-32.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$22.76 £16.75
-40.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.07 £1.52
-37.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.8K £28.6K
-29.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.6K £30.6K
-18.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$344 £253
-64.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.42 £12.82
-20.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$44.99 £33.11
-59.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$35.41 £26.06
71.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.52 £9.95
26.55%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.09 £8.89
-24.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,375 £1,012
-49.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$12.7K £9,336
25.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$103 £76.1
-44.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$44.21 £32.53
-21.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$69.8 £51.4
64.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$89.8 £66.1
-5.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,205 £887
-49.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$984 £724
-55.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,051 £1,509
-1.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,677 £1,234
-12.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Norfolk
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,335 £1,718
-70.16%
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 Norfolk: October 29, 2025

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