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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13.8% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.5% cheaper than Aomori without rent, and 24.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$7.08 ¥1,017
-33.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.9 ¥5,013
32.95%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.45 ¥783
58.72%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.06 ¥439
0.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.11 ¥160
-34.23%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.76 ¥109
-51.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.52 ¥362
-5.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.05 ¥438
18.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.58 ¥226
41.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.58 ¥228
13.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.84 ¥695
-53.72%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.28 ¥328
-2.19%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.94 ¥1,428
94.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.3 ¥904
-40.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.33 ¥2,202
-14.87%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.23 ¥752
-37.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.53 ¥364
-35.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.1 ¥589
-41.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.84 ¥840
-65.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.04 ¥436
-49.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.69 ¥387
-44.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.4 ¥201
-27.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.83 ¥120
-42.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.09 ¥587
5.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$7.13 ¥1,024
204.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.83 ¥264
-3.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.18 ¥312
27.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.59 ¥228
-15.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55.1 ¥7,910
-78.64%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.49 ¥501
-9.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.9 ¥416
-65.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$20.99 ¥3,016
-35.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.18 ¥169
10.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$22.9K ¥3.3M
19.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.6K ¥2.5M
92.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$144 ¥20.6K
-14.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$26.97 ¥3,874
-48.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$33.66 ¥4,836
-45.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$56.1 ¥8,063
8.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$14.09 ¥2,025
21.43%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.42 ¥1,785
-26.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$282 ¥40.5K
146.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.3K ¥1.9M
19.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$43.12 ¥6,195
33.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.4 ¥4,223
17.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$58.9 ¥8,458
95.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$90 ¥12.9K
-5.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$461 ¥66.2K
32.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$329 ¥47.2K
34.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$864 ¥124.1K
133.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$658 ¥94.5K
121.86%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,028 ¥434.9K
40.18%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,888 ¥271.3K
52.86%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Aomori
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Aomori: October 28, 2025

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