London vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	99	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in London is 280% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8th and 5469th ($3851 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5th and 6129th 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	$22.2	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$14328

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866