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Can you afford it?

Tell us what lands in your account each month. We will set it against the four costs our city guides can actually source, rent, a desk, weekday lunches and getting around, and show you what is left for everything else.

Phuket, a month

£445 to £1,100 for the basics.

Add your take-home pay above to see what is left.

Not every cost has a checked figure for Phuket, so the real total is higher than this. The missing ones are marked below.

RentFurnished one-bed, inland Kathu up to Kata and Karon by the beach, asking. THB 13,000 to 40,000
£291 to £895
A deskCoworking monthly. THB 6,000 to 8,000
£134 to £179
Weekday lunchesKhao gaeng, curry over rice, THB 40 to 60 each, 22 working days
£20 to £30
Getting aroundNo checked monthly cost. No monthly pass found; TAT mentions day passes but gives no price. No checked scooter, Grab or songthaew price. The Smart Bus is THB 50 to 170 a ride
Not included

Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) tests savings, not income: about £11,190 in the bank. Check your own case

The Phuket guideCompare every city

What is counted. Four costs, and only four, because they are the ones every guide can source: rent, a desk, a lunch on each of 22 working days, and getting around. Food shopping, bills, a phone, insurance, tax and evenings out are not in it, which is why the answer is what is left for everything else, not what is left to save.

Where the figures come from. Each city's guide, checked against official statistics, the operators' own price pages and dated listings. Each line says what it is. Where a guide only publishes rent per square metre, the line says what size flat it assumes. Last copied from the guides on 3 October 2026.

The exchange rates. The same daily feed as the visa checker, from ExchangeRate-API, last updated 20 October 2026. Pesos are converted at the official rate.