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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.4% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 25.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$6.83 ¥1,072
-31.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.77 ¥5,464
32.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.29 ¥832
65.22%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.19 ¥502
-4.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.06 ¥167
-32.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.80 ¥125
-51.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.53 ¥397
-3.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.04 ¥478
24.67%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.51 ¥238
41.72%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.54 ¥241
20.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.79 ¥753
-54.28%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.28 ¥358
-1.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$9.96 ¥1,564
98.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.29 ¥988
-39.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.55 ¥2,443
-12.86%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.20 ¥818
-37.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.55 ¥401
-34.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.10 ¥644
-41.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$5.99 ¥941
-65.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.04 ¥478
-49.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.56 ¥403
-41.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.33 ¥209
-25.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.88 ¥138
-42.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.22 ¥663
1.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.56 ¥1,502
112.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.91 ¥299
-6.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.23 ¥351
24.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.62 ¥254
-13.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$56.3 ¥8,852
-79.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.44 ¥541
-9.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.85 ¥449
-65.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$20.95 ¥3,292
-34.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.13 ¥178
16.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.5K ¥3.7M
15.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.4K ¥2.7M
96.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$145 ¥22.8K
-17.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.29 ¥4,288
-48.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$33.54 ¥5,270
-45.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$55.0 ¥8,643
10.76%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.68 ¥2,149
25.95%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.54 ¥1,971
-30.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$279 ¥43.8K
150.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.3K ¥2.1M
18.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$43.37 ¥6,815
32.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.66 ¥4,661
15.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$60.3 ¥9,478
87.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$91.8 ¥14.4K
-7.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$463 ¥72.7K
30.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$327 ¥51.4K
33.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$875 ¥137.4K
135.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$658 ¥103.4K
127.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,190 ¥658.4K
1.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Aomori: March 1, 2026

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