Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Surrey Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Surrey

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42.7% cheaper than Surrey without rent, and 62.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 39.1% cheaper than Surrey without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.28 £14.92
-76.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$84.6 £62.2
-45.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.95 £6.58
-3.35%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.54 £3.34
-31.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.21 £1.63
-66.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.58 £1.17
-76.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.06 £4.46
-60.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.29 £3.89
-31.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.49 £1.1
50.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.52 £1.12
18.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.9 £2.14
-22.76%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.3 £2.43
-32.42%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.44 £6.21
128.79%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.51 £5.53
-49.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.39 £11.32
-15.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.28 £3.15
-23.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.21 £1.63
-26.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.91 £2.14
-17.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.77 £3.51
-58.28%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.22 £0.9
25.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.67 £1.23
-10.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.1 £0.81
-7.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.85 £1.36
-74.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$13.52 £9.95
-68.05%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.74 £9.37
70.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.9 £2.13
-38.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.9 £1.4
46.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.18 £3.08
-67.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$135 £99.1
-91.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.64 £3.42
-32.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.71 £1.26
-41.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$40.79 £30.02
-66.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.93 £1.42
-32.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38.2K £28.1K
-28.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39.6K £29.1K
-14.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$267 £196
-54.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.4 £11.33
-9.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.34 £31.16
-56.92%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$54.1 £39.8
12.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.72 £7.89
-15.39%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,317 £969
-47.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$18.4K £13.6K
-13.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$86.4 £63.6
-33.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.29 £31.12
-18.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$86.6 £63.7
32.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$139 £103
-39.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$2,345 £1,726
-73.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,981 £1,458
-77.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$3,414 £2,512
-40.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,713 £1,261
-14.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$7,238 £5,327
-60.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Surrey
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,408 £2,508
-79.56%
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 Surrey: October 27, 2025

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