Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aomori Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aomori

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.3% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.3% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 27.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.76 ¥1,069

-33.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$34.85 ¥5,511

32.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.34 ¥844

64.42%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.10 ¥491

-0.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.07 ¥169

-34.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 ¥128

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.66 ¥420

-9.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.08 ¥487

19.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.55 ¥244

45.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.60 ¥253

16.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.90 ¥775

-54.69%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.21 ¥350

0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.18 ¥1,611

93.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.32 ¥999

-42.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.17 ¥2,399

-13.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.51 ¥872

-38.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.62 ¥415

-35.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.12 ¥652

-43.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.86 ¥927

-66.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$3.03 ¥480

-48.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.55 ¥404

-40.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.32 ¥209

-25.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.89 ¥141

-46.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.07 ¥643

6.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$8.93 ¥1,412

131.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.86 ¥294

-4.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.24 ¥354

22.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.62 ¥256

-15.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$56.1 ¥8,876

-79.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.55 ¥561

-12.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.85 ¥451

-63.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$20.83 ¥3,295

-34.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.17 ¥186

14.53%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

18.18%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.4K ¥2.7M

93.61%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$141 ¥22.4K

-13.73%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.22 ¥4,305

-50.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.62 ¥5,317

-45.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.2 ¥8,888

9.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.92 ¥2,201

19.97%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.63 ¥1,997

-28.03%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$287 ¥45.4K

144.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.5K ¥2.1M

18.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.83 ¥6,774

37.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.67 ¥4,693

15.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$59.9 ¥9,467

88.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$90.4 ¥14.3K

-6.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$461 ¥72.9K

31.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$323 ¥51.1K

34.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$881 ¥139.3K

134.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$648 ¥102.6K

127.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,948 ¥782.6K

-10.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,523 ¥399.1K

18.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Aomori: January 11, 2026

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