Cost of Living Comparison Between Rugby and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Rugby and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Rugby is 50.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 70.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Rugby is 48.2% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 34.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.44 £15.04
$4.68 ฿151
336.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$80.5 £59.2
$46.4 ฿1,502
73.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.67 £7.12
$8.65 ฿280
11.79%
Cappuccino
$4.77 £3.51
$3.09 ฿100
54.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 £1.46
$0.73 ฿23.53
171.23%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.4 £1.03
$0.37 ฿11.95
278.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.45 £4.01
$2.39 ฿77.4
128.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.06 £4.46
$3.62 ฿117
67.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 £1.21
$2.24 ฿72.5
-26.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.8 ฿58.2
-10.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.54 £1.87
$2.24 ฿72.3
13.39%
Eggs
$3.73 £2.74
$2.23 ฿72.1
67.26%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.08 £8.15
$19.31 ฿625
-42.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 £5.88
$3.77 ฿122
111.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.86 £10.2
$13.05 ฿422
6.21%
Apples (1kg)
$2.55 £1.87
$3.28 ฿106
-22.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.77 £1.31
$1.63 ฿52.6
8.59%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.99 £1.46
$2.4 ฿77.7
-17.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.79 £2.05
$1.99 ฿64.3
40.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$1.53 ฿49.62
11.76%
Onion (1kg)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.49 ฿48.11
-4.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.12 £0.82
$1.02 ฿32.87
9.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 £1
$0.48 ฿15.61
183.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.02 £12.52
$4.32 ฿140
293.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.95 £8.06
$21.68 ฿702
-49.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.45 £2.54
$1.77 ฿57.3
94.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.11 £3.02
$2.79 ฿90.4
47.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.76 £2.03
$1.35 ฿43.74
104.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.6 £71.1
$11.76 ฿380
721.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.36 £3.21
$3.15 ฿102
38.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.24 £0.91
$1 ฿32.3
24.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$24.89 £18.32
$13.64 ฿442
82.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.3 ฿42.2
50.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.6K £28.4K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
41.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K £29.8K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
19.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$288 £212
$123 ฿3,970
134.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.68 £17.43
$13.93 ฿451
69.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.52 £32.03
$18.24 ฿590
138.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.1 £37.62
$60.8 ฿1,966
-15.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.45 £9.9
$17.11 ฿554
-21.39%
Cinema Ticket
$13.79 £10.15
$9.07 ฿294
52.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,402 £1,031
$694 ฿22.5K
101.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.7K £10.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-13.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$112 £82.2
$57.5 ฿1,861
94.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.22 £26.66
$34.51 ฿1,117
4.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 £86.1
$115 ฿3,727
1.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 £78.7
$84.8 ฿2,743
26.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$805 £592
$611 ฿19.8K
31.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$806 £593
$442 ฿14.3K
82.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,563 £1,150
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-22.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,496 £1,101
$1,460 ฿47.2K
2.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,948 £3,641
$4,244 ฿137.3K
16.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,298 £3,163
$2,886 ฿93.4K
48.92%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Rugby
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,897 £2,132
$697 ฿22.5K
315.88%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.76
5.33
8.07%

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Last update for Rugby: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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