London vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in London is 253% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 20th and 5233rd ($3740 vs $1059) 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 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 12th and 6325th 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	$22.5	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16566

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981