Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portsmouth Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portsmouth

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 28.7% cheaper than Portsmouth without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 39.7% cheaper than Portsmouth without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$23.13 £17.02
-79.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$86.5 £63.6
-46.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.05 £6.66
-4.42%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.44 £3.27
-30.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.2 £1.62
-66.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.74 £1.28
-78.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.12 £4.51
-60.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.96 £4.39
-39.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.64 £1.2
36.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.55 £1.14
16.13%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.83 £2.09
-20.85%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.27 £2.41
-31.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.67 £6.38
122.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.54 £5.55
-50.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.48 £11.39
-15.70%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.29 £3.16
-23.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.28 £1.68
-28.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.03 £2.23
-20.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.63 £3.41
-57.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.26 £0.93
21.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.64 £1.21
-9.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.06 £0.78
-3.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.92 £1.42
-75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.22 £12.67
-74.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.7 £9.35
70.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.02 £2.22
-41.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.87 £1.38
49.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Portsmouth
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
$88.9 £65.4
-86.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.5 £3.32
-30.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.79 £1.32
-44.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$16.23 £11.94
-15.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.89 £1.39
-31.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.9K £28.6K
-29.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41K £30.2K
-17.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$452 £333
-72.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.33 £11.28
-9.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.07 £30.96
-56.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$36.14 £26.59
68.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$20.04 £14.75
-14.62%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.99 £8.09
-17.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,303 £959
-46.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.5K £13.6K
-14.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$86.6 £63.7
-33.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$41.98 £30.89
-17.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.4 £65
30.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$140 £103
-39.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,405 £1,034
-56.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,067 £786
-58.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,939 £1,427
3.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,762 £1,296
-17.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,448 £3,274
-4.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,084 £2,269
-6.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Portsmouth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,595 £1,910
-73.16%
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 Portsmouth: October 28, 2025

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