Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Chiba Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Chiba

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 12.2% cheaper than Chiba without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.5% cheaper than Chiba without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.02 ¥1,110

-35.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.45 ¥5,449

33.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.08 ¥803

72.83%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.05 ¥483

1.31%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.09 ¥172

-35.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.79 ¥126

-49.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.05 ¥325

17.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.12 ¥336

73.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.50 ¥238

50.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.73 ¥274

8.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.82 ¥762

-53.94%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.53 ¥241

45.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.93 ¥1,570

98.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.17 ¥976

-40.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.53 ¥2,456

-15.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.94 ¥940

-43.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.10 ¥490

-45.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.97 ¥628

-41.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.53 ¥717

-56.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.25 ¥515

-52.31%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$3.67 ¥580

-58.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.34 ¥212

-26.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.87 ¥138

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.14 ¥655

5.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$3.55 ¥561

481.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.76 ¥278

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.11 ¥334

30.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.93 ¥146

47.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.8 ¥8,829

-79.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.37 ¥533

-7.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.97 ¥469

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.29 ¥3,526

-38.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.19 ¥188

12.61%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.0K ¥3.6M

20.40%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.9K ¥3.0M

78.17%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$84.2 ¥13.3K

44.82%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.42 ¥4,337

-50.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$17.22 ¥2,724

7.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$57.7 ¥9,124

6.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.69 ¥2,165

21.99%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.25 ¥1,780

-19.20%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$283 ¥44.8K

147.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.6K ¥2.2M

17.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$41.13 ¥6,506

43.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.33 ¥4,638

17.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$59.7 ¥9,439

88.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$95.6 ¥15.1K

-11.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$1,021 ¥161.5K

-40.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$506 ¥80.0K

-13.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,206 ¥190.8K

71.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,116 ¥176.4K

32.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,481 ¥708.8K

-0.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,788 ¥599.2K

-21.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,556 ¥246.1K

-64.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

166.50%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Chiba: January 12, 2026

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