Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Atsugi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Atsugi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 16.9% cheaper than Atsugi without rent, and 9.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.2% more expensive than Atsugi without rent, and 31.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$8.13 ¥1,277

-42.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$27.58 ¥4,333

67.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$6.12 ¥961

42.81%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$2.10 ¥330

44.76%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.01 ¥159

-28.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.72 ¥113

-45.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$3.02 ¥474

-19.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.20 ¥503

18.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.60 ¥252

33.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.73 ¥272

7.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.81 ¥756

-54.47%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.14 ¥337

5.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$17.20 ¥2,703

14.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$4.99 ¥784

-24.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.20 ¥2,388

-10.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.49 ¥863

-40.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.09 ¥329

-20.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.10 ¥644

-41.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$2.92 ¥459

-28.42%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$2.65 ¥416

-42.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.02 ¥317

-25.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.38 ¥217

-28.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.89 ¥140

-42.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.38 ¥531

26.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.26 ¥1,455

119.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.77 ¥279

1.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.35 ¥369

17.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$2.98 ¥468

-53.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$48.99 ¥7,698

-76.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.38 ¥532

-7.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$3.02 ¥474

-67.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$10.56 ¥1,659

30.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.24 ¥195

6.45%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$13.7K ¥2.2M

99.01%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

101.54%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$142 ¥22.3K

-15.28%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$15.62 ¥2,453

-10.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$33.71 ¥5,296

-45.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$68.7 ¥10.8K

-11.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.90 ¥2,184

23.96%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.52 ¥1,968

-30.43%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$350 ¥55.0K

99.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$6,592 ¥1.0M

138.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$42.44 ¥6,668

35.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$25.39 ¥3,989

34.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$56.9 ¥8,939

98.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$34.79 ¥5,466

143.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$415 ¥65.2K

45.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$274 ¥43.1K

58.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$884 ¥138.8K

132.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$656 ¥103.0K

128.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,518 ¥709.9K

-5.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$3,687 ¥579.3K

-85.65%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Atsugi: February 28, 2026

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