London vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	99	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in London is 251% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 58th and 5827th ($3296 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Phuket

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	London	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$13013

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810