London vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in London is 262% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 28th and 5497th ($3662 vs $1010) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 4th and 6330th 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	$22.6	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$13979

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992