Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taunton Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taunton

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.2% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.7% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$15.85 £11.67
-70.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$85.7 £63.1
-45.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.92 £6.56
-3.03%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.82 £2.81
-19.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.83 £1.35
-60.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.36 £1
-72.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$4.58 £3.37
-47.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.49 £4.04
-34.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.61 £1.19
39.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.69 £1.24
6.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.73 £2.01
-17.95%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.03 £3.7
-55.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.17 £7.48
89.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.22 £6.79
-59.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.58 £10.73
-10.49%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.93 £1.42
69.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.11 £0.82
46.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.57 £2.63
-32.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.33 £2.45
-40.24%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.22 £0.89
25.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.35 £0.99
10.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.51 £1.11
-32.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.58 £1.16
-69.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$23.74 £17.47
-81.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.5 £4.78
233.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.23 £1.64
-20.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.12 £3.03
-32.28%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.32 £2.44
-59.34%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87 £64
-86.48%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.06 £2.25
2.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.71 £1.26
-41.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$22.89 £16.84
-40.41%
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
$38.7K £28.5K
-29.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.2K £28.1K
-11.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$352 £259
-65.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.1 £11.11
-7.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.63 £31.37
-57.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$60.4 £44.41
0.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.09 £9.63
-30.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,770 £2,038
-74.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$8,276 £6,090
92.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$54.1 £39.83
6.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$53 £39
-34.89%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$95.9 £70.6
20.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$81.7 £60.2
3.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,077 £793
-43.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$822 £605
-46.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,014 £1,482
0.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,846 £1,359
-20.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Taunton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,345 £2,461
-79.17%
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 Taunton: October 28, 2025

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