Cost of Living Comparison Between Wick and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Wick and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Wick is 58.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 94.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Wick is 57% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 37.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.69 £15.23
$4.68 ฿151
342.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67 £49.28
$46.4 ฿1,502
44.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.97 £7.34
$8.65 ฿280
15.26%
Cappuccino
$4.06 £2.99
$3.09 ฿100
31.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.07 £1.53
$0.73 ฿23.53
183.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.52 £1.12
$0.37 ฿11.95
310.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.03 £4.44
$2.39 ฿77.4
152.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.99 £5.14
$3.62 ฿117
93.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 £1.31
$2.24 ฿72.5
-20.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.68 £1.23
$1.8 ฿58.2
-6.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.78 £1.31
$2.24 ฿72.3
-20.54%
Eggs
$4.22 £3.1
$2.23 ฿72.1
89.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.8 £6.48
$19.31 ฿625
-54.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.86 £8.73
$3.77 ฿122
214.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.6 £10.01
$13.05 ฿422
4.21%
Apples (1kg)
$2.43 £1.79
$3.28 ฿106
-25.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 £1.23
$1.63 ฿52.6
2.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.75 £2.02
$2.4 ฿77.7
14.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.15 £3.06
$1.99 ฿64.3
108.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.15 £0.85
$1.53 ฿49.62
-24.84%
Onion (1kg)
$0.91 £0.67
$1.49 ฿48.11
-38.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.21 £0.89
$1.02 ฿32.87
18.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 £0.99
$0.48 ฿15.61
181.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.36 £14.24
$4.32 ฿140
348.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.13 £6.72
$21.68 ฿702
-57.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.23 £1.64
$1.77 ฿57.3
25.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 £1.73
$2.79 ฿90.4
-16.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Wick
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.28 £2.41
$1.35 ฿43.74
142.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$90.2 £66.3
$11.76 ฿380
666.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.75 £3.49
$3.15 ฿102
50.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.76 £1.29
$1 ฿32.3
76.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.98 £25.74
$13.64 ฿442
156.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.39
$1.3 ฿42.2
44.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
38.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.3K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
21.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$398 £293
$123 ฿3,970
224.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.53 £18.05
$13.93 ฿451
76.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.19 £33.26
$18.24 ฿590
147.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46 £33.85
$60.8 ฿1,966
-24.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.74 £6.43
$9.07 ฿294
-3.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,904 £1,401
$694 ฿22.5K
174.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K £11.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-5.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.7 £62.3
$57.5 ฿1,861
47.23%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.39 £29.73
$34.51 ฿1,117
17.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.4 £70.2
$115 ฿3,727
-17.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$122 £90
$84.8 ฿2,743
44.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wick
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,240 £913
$611 ฿19.8K
102.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,018 £749
$442 ฿14.3K
130.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,049 £1,508
$2,014 ฿65.2K
1.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,714 £1,262
$1,460 ฿47.2K
17.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wick
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.2
5.33
16.32%

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Last update for Wick: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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