Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Beppu Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Beppu

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 2.1% cheaper than Beppu without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.3% more expensive than Beppu without rent, and 59.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.79 ¥1,075

-33.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$25.66 ¥4,059

79.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.97 ¥786

76.66%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.02 ¥477

2.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.08 ¥171

-35.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.77 ¥122

-48.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.55 ¥562

-32.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$4.70 ¥743

-21.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.52 ¥240

48.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.64 ¥259

14.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.24 ¥671

-47.64%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.67 ¥264

33.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.58 ¥1,514

105.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.03 ¥953

-39.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.12 ¥1,758

17.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.15 ¥499

7.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.41 ¥223

19.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.20 ¥665

-44.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.54 ¥717

-56.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.83 ¥447

-45.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.47 ¥390

-38.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.96 ¥152

2.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.79 ¥125

-39.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.79 ¥600

14.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.44 ¥1,493

118.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.55 ¥246

14.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.91 ¥302

43.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$2.80 ¥442

-51.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$34.77 ¥5,498

-67.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.62 ¥730

-32.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.98 ¥472

-64.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.48 ¥3,081

-29.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.21 ¥191

10.74%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$12.3K ¥1.9M

125.65%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

95.25%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$161 ¥25.4K

-24.17%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$13.66 ¥2,160

-0.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$31.29 ¥4,949

-40.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$47.92 ¥7,578

28.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$3.42 ¥541

388.30%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.75 ¥1,068

34.67%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$204 ¥32.3K

243.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.2K ¥2.1M

20.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$30.63 ¥4,845

92.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$24.63 ¥3,895

39.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$64.7 ¥10.2K

74.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$40.95 ¥6,476

106.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$346 ¥54.7K

75.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$243 ¥38.4K

79.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$623 ¥98.6K

231.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$421 ¥66.6K

249.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,729 ¥747.9K

-6.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,398 ¥379.2K

24.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,349 ¥213.3K

-59.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.67

219.16%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Beppu: January 12, 2026

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