Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Rugby Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Rugby

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.7% cheaper than Rugby without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 32.5% cheaper than Rugby without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.44 £15.04
-77.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$80.5 £59.2
-42.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.67 £7.12
-10.55%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.77 £3.51
-35.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.98 £1.46
-63.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.4 £1.03
-73.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.45 £4.01
-56.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.06 £4.46
-40.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.65 £1.21
35.76%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.62 £1.19
11.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.54 £1.87
-11.81%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.73 £2.74
-40.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.08 £8.15
74.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.99 £5.88
-52.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.86 £10.2
-5.84%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.55 £1.87
28.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.77 £1.31
-7.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.99 £1.46
20.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.79 £2.05
-28.67%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.71 £1.26
-10.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.43 £1.05
4.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.12 £0.82
-8.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.36 £1
-64.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$17.02 £12.52
-74.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.95 £8.06
97.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.45 £2.54
-48.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.11 £3.02
-32.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.76 £2.03
-51.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$96.6 £71.1
-87.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.36 £3.21
-27.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.24 £0.91
-19.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$24.89 £18.32
-45.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.96 £1.44
-33.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.6K £28.4K
-29.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.5K £29.8K
-16.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$288 £212
-57.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$23.68 £17.43
-41.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$43.52 £32.03
-58.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$51.1 £37.62
18.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.45 £9.9
27.21%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.79 £10.15
-34.23%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,402 £1,031
-50.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.7K £10.1K
15.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$112 £82.2
-48.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$36.22 £26.66
-4.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$117 £86.1
-1.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$107 £78.7
-20.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$805 £592
-24.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$806 £593
-45.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,563 £1,150
28.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,496 £1,101
-2.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,948 £3,641
-14.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,298 £3,163
-32.85%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Rugby
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,897 £2,132
-75.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.76
-7.47%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Rugby: October 29, 2025

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