Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portadown Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portadown

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.8% cheaper than Portadown without rent, and 45.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.6% cheaper than Portadown without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.48 £15.07
-77.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$81.9 £60.3
-43.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.02 £7.38
-13.67%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.69 £3.45
-34.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.34 £1.73
-68.80%
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
$6.36 £4.68
-62.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.15 £4.52
-41.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.59 £1.17
40.88%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.66 £1.22
8.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.26 £1.66
-0.88%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.88 £2.85
-42.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.11 £7.44
91.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.93 £6.57
-57.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.89 £10.22
-6.05%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.13 £2.3
4.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.62 £1.19
0.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.79 £2.05
-13.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.58 £2.64
-44.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.62 £1.19
-5.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.55 £1.14
-3.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.11 £0.82
-8.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.47 £1.08
-67.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.1 £14.06
-77.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.21 £8.25
93.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.81 £2.07
-37.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.08 £2.27
-9.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.4 £2.5
-60.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.7 £64.5
-86.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.35 £3.94
-41.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.53 £1.13
-34.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$23.3 £17.15
-41.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.09 £1.54
-37.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38K £27.9K
-27.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.1K £30.3K
-17.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$292 £215
-57.98%
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
$43.27 £31.84
-57.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$45.23 £33.29
34.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.71 £10.09
-33.84%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,619 £1,191
-57.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.3K £13.5K
-13.22%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$84.9 £62.5
-32.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$44.02 £32.4
-21.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$91.4 £67.3
25.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$100 £73.8
-15.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,229 £905
-50.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$983 £723
-55.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,012 £1,481
0.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,712 £1,260
-14.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Portadown
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,607 £1,919
-73.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.63
-5.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Portadown: October 27, 2025

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