Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Truro Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Truro

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 34.5% cheaper than Truro without rent, and 46.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 28.7% cheaper than Truro without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.33 £14.96
-76.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$96.5 £71
-51.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.64 £7.1
-10.27%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.42 £3.25
-30.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.36 £1.73
-69.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.64 £1.21
-77.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.99 £5.15
-65.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.07 £4.46
-40.36%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.69 £1.25
32.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.23 £0.91
46.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.65 £1.95
-15.47%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.39 £2.5
-34.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.74 £7.17
98.25%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.55 £7.03
-60.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.42 £9.14
5.07%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.69 £1.98
21.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.5 £1.11
8.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.25 £1.65
6.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.21 £1.63
-9.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.55 £1.14
-1.29%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.29 £0.95
15.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.92 £0.68
10.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.26 £0.93
-61.90%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$19.26 £14.17
-77.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.07 £6.68
139.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.6 £1.91
-31.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.6 £1.91
7.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Truro
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$5.54 £4.08
-75.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$119 £87.6
-90.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.96 £2.92
-20.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.6 £1.17
-37.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$13.56 £9.98
0.59%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.87 £1.38
-30.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.5K £18K
11.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$35K £25.7K
-3.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$346 £255
-64.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$15.97 £11.75
-12.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$38.9 £28.63
-53.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$46.21 £34
31.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$11.3 £8.32
51.42%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.72 £8.63
-22.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,049 £1,508
-66.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$24.7K £18.2K
-35.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$64.5 £47.44
-10.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$37.44 £27.55
-7.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.3 £64.9
30.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$82.4 £60.7
2.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Truro
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,144 £842
-46.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,022 £752
-56.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,035 £1,498
-1.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,685 £1,240
-13.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,278 £3,148
-0.79%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$5,325 £3,919
-45.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Truro
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,293 £1,688
-69.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.82
-8.42%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Truro: October 29, 2025

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