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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.9% cheaper than Aichi without rent, and 11.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 12% more expensive than Aichi without rent, and 31.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.91 ¥993
-32.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$32.98 ¥4,737
40.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.69 ¥817
52.02%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.17 ¥456
-2.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.02 ¥146
-28.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.82 ¥118
-54.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.03 ¥292
17.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.1 ¥445
16.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.57 ¥226
42.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.68 ¥241
7.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.78 ¥544
-40.74%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.27 ¥326
-1.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.94 ¥1,428
94.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.13 ¥880
-38.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.45 ¥2,219
-15.53%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.8 ¥402
17.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.11 ¥304
-22.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.11 ¥303
13.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.74 ¥393
-27.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.04 ¥294
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.68 ¥242
-11.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.38 ¥198
-26.09%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.89 ¥127
-46.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.25 ¥611
1.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.56 ¥943
230.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.78 ¥255
-0.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.05 ¥295
36.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.49 ¥214
-9.40%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.5 ¥7,828
-78.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.27 ¥469
-3.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.86 ¥411
-65.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.92 ¥3,149
-37.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.19 ¥171
9.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$22.9K ¥3.3M
19.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$18.7K ¥2.7M
81.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$106 ¥15.3K
15.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$20.68 ¥2,971
-32.64%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$33.63 ¥4,832
-45.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$34.1 ¥4,898
78.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$6.91 ¥993
147.61%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.47 ¥1,935
-32.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$287 ¥41.3K
141.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$14K ¥2M
13.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$41.21 ¥5,920
39.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.87 ¥4,291
15.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$61.1 ¥8,772
88.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$104 ¥14.9K
-18.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$446 ¥64.1K
36.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$320 ¥46K
38.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,047 ¥150.5K
92.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$705 ¥101.2K
107.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,918 ¥275.5K
121.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$999 ¥143.4K
189.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Aichi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,631 ¥234.3K
-57.29%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.05
160.00%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Aichi: October 29, 2025

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