Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Westminster Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Westminster

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 25.1% cheaper than Westminster without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.1% cheaper than Westminster without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$19.98 £14.7
-76.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$107 £78.7
-56.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.45 £6.95
-8.47%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.32 £3.91
-41.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.67 £1.96
-72.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.79 £1.32
-79.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.69 £6.4
-72.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.35 £5.41
-50.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.71 £1.25
30.99%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.15 £1.58
-16.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.02 £1.48
10.89%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.84 £3.56
-53.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.97 £8.81
61.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.78 £6.46
-57.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.42 £10.61
-9.50%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.11 £2.29
5.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.96 £1.44
-16.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.18 £2.34
-24.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.49 £2.57
-42.98%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.75 £1.29
-12.57%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.94 £1.43
-23.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.25 £0.92
-18.40%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.56 £1.15
-69.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$21.43 £15.77
-79.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.51 £7
127.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.29 £2.42
-46.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.67 £1.96
4.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.44 £2.53
-60.76%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$87.6 £64.5
-86.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.49 £3.31
-29.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.53 £1.13
-34.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$40.84 £30.05
-66.60%
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
$39K £28.7K
-29.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.9K £28.6K
-12.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$323 £237
-61.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.54 £13.64
-24.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.69 £31.42
-57.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$46.25 £34.04
31.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$17.74 £13.06
-48.87%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,791 £1,318
-61.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$28.7K £21.1K
-44.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$112 £82.3
-48.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$48.51 £35.7
-28.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$109 £80.4
5.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$77.8 £57.2
9.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,218 £896
-49.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,918 £1,412
-76.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,021 £1,487
-0.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,753 £2,026
-46.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Westminster
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,789 £2,788
-81.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.63
-5.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Westminster: October 28, 2025

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