Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Oxford Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Oxford

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.1% cheaper than Oxford without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 38.5% cheaper than Oxford without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.45 £15.05
-77.11%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$79.7 £58.7
-41.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.45 £7.69
-17.22%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.68 £3.44
-33.97%
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
$1.83 £1.35
-79.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.43 £6.2
-71.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.57 £5.57
-52.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.89 £1.39
18.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.61 £1.18
11.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.87 £2.11
-21.95%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.43 £3.99
-58.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$14.35 £10.56
34.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.42 £6.93
-59.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.18 £10.43
-7.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.16 £3.06
-21.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.56 £1.15
4.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.28 £2.41
-26.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.74 £4.23
-65.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.68 £1.24
-8.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.99 £1.46
-25.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.02 £0.75
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$2.07 £1.53
-76.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.5 £14.35
-77.85%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$13.15 £9.67
64.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.43 £2.53
-48.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.48 £3.3
-37.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.45 £2.54
-60.87%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$108 £79.8
-89.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$8.23 £6.06
-61.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.85 £1.36
-45.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$33.38 £24.56
-59.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.97 £1.45
-34.01%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38K £27.9K
-27.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$45.1K £33.2K
-24.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$388 £286
-68.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.51 £13.62
-24.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$47.79 £35.17
-61.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$57.8 £42.57
5.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$12.42 £9.14
37.76%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.18 £11.17
-40.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,767 £1,300
-60.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$54.5K £40.1K
-70.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$94.3 £69.4
-38.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$52.9 £38.95
-34.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$91.9 £67.6
25.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$117 £85.9
-27.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$2,165 £1,593
-71.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,547 £1,139
-71.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$3,524 £2,593
-42.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,525 £1,858
-42.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$7,379 £5,430
-42.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$5,762 £4,241
-49.91%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Oxford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,717 £2,735
-81.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.74
-7.14%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Oxford: October 28, 2025

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