Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aichi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aichi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 16.8% cheaper than Aichi without rent, and 8.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.3% more expensive than Aichi without rent, and 37.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.01 ¥1,109

-35.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$32.82 ¥5,190

40.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.47 ¥865

60.51%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.10 ¥490

-0.32%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.06 ¥167

-33.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.77 ¥121

-48.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.12 ¥336

13.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.07 ¥485

19.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.50 ¥237

50.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.69 ¥267

10.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.61 ¥571

-38.50%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.21 ¥349

0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.97 ¥1,576

97.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.28 ¥994

-41.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.38 ¥2,432

-14.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.73 ¥431

23.81%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.14 ¥338

-21.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.12 ¥335

9.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.80 ¥442

-29.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.02 ¥319

-23.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.74 ¥275

-13.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.38 ¥218

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.84 ¥132

-42.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.25 ¥672

2.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.76 ¥1,543

111.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.77 ¥279

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.03 ¥322

35.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.49 ¥236

-8.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.9 ¥8,686

-79.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.24 ¥512

-4.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$3.00 ¥474

-65.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$21.92 ¥3,467

-37.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.19 ¥188

12.61%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.1K ¥3.6M

19.90%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.2K ¥2.9M

84.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,835

$108 ¥17.0K

13.42%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$20.99 ¥3,320

-35.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$34.07 ¥5,388

-45.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$34.56 ¥5,466

78.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$6.79 ¥1,073

145.95%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.66 ¥2,161

-33.46%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$283 ¥44.7K

148.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$14.0K ¥2.2M

14.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$41.53 ¥6,568

41.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.26 ¥4,628

17.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$60.4 ¥9,556

86.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$102 ¥16.2K

-17.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$439 ¥69.4K

38.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$324 ¥51.2K

34.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,044 ¥165.1K

98.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$695 ¥109.9K

111.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,814 ¥286.9K

145.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$967 ¥152.9K

209.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,571 ¥248.5K

-65.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.05

160.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Aichi: January 12, 2026

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