Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Wallingford is 49% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 85.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Wallingford is 45.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 38.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.03
$4.68 ฿151
336.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £65
$46.4 ฿1,502
90.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.26 £7.55
$8.65 ฿280
18.61%
Cappuccino
$4.8 £3.53
$3.09 ฿100
55.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 £1.46
$0.73 ฿23.53
172.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 £1.27
$0.37 ฿11.95
364.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.46 £5.49
$2.39 ฿77.4
212.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.82 £5.02
$3.62 ฿117
88.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 £1.07
$2.24 ฿72.5
-35.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.45 £1.06
$1.8 ฿58.2
-19.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.6
$2.24 ฿72.3
-2.68%
Eggs
$3.7 £2.73
$2.23 ฿72.1
65.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 £7.39
$19.31 ฿625
-48.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.36 £6.15
$3.77 ฿122
121.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.12 £9.66
$13.05 ฿422
0.54%
Apples (1kg)
$3.12 £2.3
$3.28 ฿106
-4.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.63 ฿52.6
-6.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.06
$2.4 ฿77.7
16.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$1.99 ฿64.3
48.24%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 £1.05
$1.53 ฿49.62
-7.19%
Onion (1kg)
$1.6 £1.17
$1.49 ฿48.11
7.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.92
$1.02 ฿32.87
23.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 £1.15
$0.48 ฿15.61
225.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.02 £14.73
$4.32 ฿140
363.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.25 £8.28
$21.68 ฿702
-48.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$1.77 ฿57.3
55.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.42 £2.52
$2.79 ฿90.4
22.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.41 £2.51
$1.35 ฿43.74
152.59%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £65.9
$11.76 ฿380
661.90%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.01 £4.42
$3.15 ฿102
90.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.68 £1.23
$1 ฿32.3
68.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.93 £10.99
$13.64 ฿442
9.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.3 ฿42.2
45.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28.1K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
39.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.4K £30.5K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
22.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$267 £197
$123 ฿3,970
117.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.51 £10.68
$13.93 ฿451
4.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.91 £27.16
$18.24 ฿590
102.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.52 £33.5
$60.8 ฿1,966
-25.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.4 £11.33
$17.11 ฿554
-9.99%
Cinema Ticket
$13.62 £10.02
$9.07 ฿294
50.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,880 £1,383
$694 ฿22.5K
170.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.6K £16.6K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
41.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$57.5 ฿1,861
43.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.87 £35.23
$34.51 ฿1,117
38.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.1 £64.8
$115 ฿3,727
-23.50%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 £73.9
$84.8 ฿2,743
18.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,224 £901
$611 ฿19.8K
100.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,022 £752
$442 ฿14.3K
131.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 £1,482
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-0.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,680 £1,236
$1,460 ฿47.2K
15.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wallingford
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,574 £1,894
$697 ฿22.5K
269.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
5.33
2.25%

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Last update for Wallingford: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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