Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Asahikawa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Asahikawa

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 4.5% cheaper than Asahikawa without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 17.8% cheaper than Asahikawa without rent, and 23.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.95 ¥999
-32.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.44 ¥4,948
34.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.34 ¥767
61.99%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.13 ¥450
-1.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.05 ¥151
-30.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.76 ¥109
-51.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.54 ¥364
-5.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.09 ¥444
17.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.6 ¥230
40.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.57 ¥226
14.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.81 ¥691
-53.43%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.27 ¥327
-1.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.25 ¥1,473
88.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.2 ¥891
-39.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.24 ¥2,190
-14.37%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.39 ¥775
-39.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.56 ¥367
-36.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.13 ¥593
-41.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.73 ¥824
-65.27%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.14 ¥452
-51.27%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.61 ¥375
-42.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.32 ¥190
-22.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.9 ¥129
-46.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.22 ¥606
2.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.28 ¥902
245.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.89 ¥272
-6.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.27 ¥326
22.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.61 ¥231
-16.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.5 ¥7,829
-78.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.41 ¥490
-7.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.88 ¥414
-65.28%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.16 ¥3,040
-35.54%
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
$23.5K ¥3.4M
16.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17K ¥2.4M
99.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$142 ¥20.4K
-13.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.33 ¥3,927
-49.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.6 ¥4,971
-47.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$55.9 ¥8,028
8.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.94 ¥2,002
22.74%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.64 ¥1,816
-28.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$286 ¥41.1K
142.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.4K ¥1.9M
18.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$43.06 ¥6,185
33.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.8 ¥4,281
15.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$61.2 ¥8,793
88.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.4 ¥13.1K
-7.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Asahikawa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$464 ¥66.7K
31.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$325 ¥46.7K
36.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$869 ¥124.9K
131.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$671 ¥96.4K
117.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,941 ¥422.6K
44.28%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,692 ¥243.1K
70.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Asahikawa
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 Asahikawa: October 29, 2025

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