Cost of Living Comparison Between Portadown and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Portadown and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Portadown is 51% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 82% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Portadown is 34.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 38.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.48 £15.07
$4.68 ฿151
337.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81.9 £60.3
$46.4 ฿1,502
76.53%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.02 £7.38
$8.65 ฿280
15.84%
Cappuccino
$4.69 £3.45
$3.09 ฿100
51.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 £1.73
$0.73 ฿23.53
220.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 £1.22
$0.37 ฿11.95
348.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.36 £4.68
$2.39 ฿77.4
166.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.15 £4.52
$3.62 ฿117
69.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.59 £1.17
$2.24 ฿72.5
-29.02%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.8 ฿58.2
-7.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 £1.66
$2.24 ฿72.3
0.89%
Eggs
$3.88 £2.85
$2.23 ฿72.1
73.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.11 £7.44
$19.31 ฿625
-47.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.93 £6.57
$3.77 ฿122
136.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.89 £10.22
$13.05 ฿422
6.44%
Apples (1kg)
$3.13 £2.3
$3.28 ฿106
-4.57%
Banana (1kg)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.63 ฿52.6
-0.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.05
$2.4 ฿77.7
16.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.58 £2.64
$1.99 ฿64.3
79.90%
Potato (1kg)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.53 ฿49.62
5.88%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.49 ฿48.11
4.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.11 £0.82
$1.02 ฿32.87
8.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 £1.08
$0.48 ฿15.61
206.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.1 £14.06
$4.32 ฿140
342.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.21 £8.25
$21.68 ฿702
-48.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.07
$1.77 ฿57.3
58.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.08 £2.27
$2.79 ฿90.4
10.39%
🚌 Getting Around
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.4 £2.5
$1.35 ฿43.74
151.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.7 £64.5
$11.76 ฿380
645.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.35 £3.94
$3.15 ฿102
69.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.53 £1.13
$1 ฿32.3
53.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$23.3 £17.15
$13.64 ฿442
70.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 £1.54
$1.3 ฿42.2
60.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £27.9K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
38.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.1K £30.3K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
21.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$292 £215
$123 ฿3,970
137.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £12.82
$13.93 ฿451
25.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.27 £31.84
$18.24 ฿590
137.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.23 £33.29
$60.8 ฿1,966
-25.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.71 £10.09
$9.07 ฿294
51.16%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,619 £1,191
$694 ฿22.5K
133.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.3K £13.5K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
15.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.9 £62.5
$57.5 ฿1,861
47.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.02 £32.4
$34.51 ฿1,117
27.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.4 £67.3
$115 ฿3,727
-20.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 £73.8
$84.8 ฿2,743
18.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,229 £905
$611 ฿19.8K
101.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$983 £723
$442 ฿14.3K
122.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,012 £1,481
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-0.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,712 £1,260
$1,460 ฿47.2K
17.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Portadown
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,607 £1,919
$697 ฿22.5K
274.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.63
5.33
5.63%

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Last update for Portadown: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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