Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Norwich Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Norwich

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.9% cheaper than Norwich without rent, and 50.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 45.3% cheaper than Norwich without rent, and 35.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$23.49 £17.29
-80.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$108 £79.8
-57.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.8 £7.95
-19.91%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.56 £3.35
-32.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.96 £2.18
-75.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.88 £1.38
-80.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$7.52 £5.53
-68.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.35 £5.41
-50.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.86 £1.37
20.43%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.42 £1.78
-25.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.98 £1.46
13.13%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.41 £3.24
-49.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.94 £7.32
94.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$12.58 £9.26
-70.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$19.87 £14.62
-34.32%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.41 £1.78
36.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.84 £1.35
-11.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.69 £2.72
-34.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.6 £3.39
-56.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.7 £1.25
-10.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.53 £1.12
-2.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.17 £0.86
-12.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.72 £1.26
-72.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$18.99 £13.97
-77.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$8.96 £6.59
141.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.21 £2.36
-44.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.22 £2.37
-13.35%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.85 £2.83
-64.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$94.7 £69.7
-87.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$6.71 £4.94
-53.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.55 £1.14
-35.48%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$23.02 £16.94
-40.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.94 £1.43
-32.99%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$37.8K £27.8K
-27.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$42.1K £31K
-19.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$350 £258
-64.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.44 £12.83
-20.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$45.46 £33.45
-59.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$55.2 £40.63
10.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$8.38 £6.17
104.18%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.63 £10.03
-33.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,391 £1,023
-50.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$12.4K £9,096
28.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$103 £76.1
-44.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$43.36 £31.91
-20.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$123 £90.3
-6.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$124 £91.2
-31.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,295 £953
-52.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,009 £743
-56.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,357 £1,734
-14.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,916 £1,410
-23.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,961 £3,651
-14.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,684 £2,711
-21.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Norwich
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,039 £2,237
-77.08%
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 Norwich: October 29, 2025

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