Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukui Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukui

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.8% cheaper than Fukui without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 17.1% cheaper than Fukui without rent, and 26.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$7.02 ¥1,103
-33.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.08 ¥5,354
35.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.44 ¥855
60.66%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.17 ¥498
-4.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.05 ¥165
-31.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.82 ¥128
-52.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.64 ¥415
-7.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.18 ¥499
19.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.54 ¥242
38.96%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.58 ¥248
17.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.91 ¥771
-55.40%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.30 ¥361
-2.17%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$10.25 ¥1,611
92.49%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.27 ¥985
-39.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.39 ¥2,418
-11.96%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.30 ¥833
-38.68%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.53 ¥398
-33.99%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$3.94 ¥618
-39.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$6.03 ¥948
-65.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.14 ¥493
-51.27%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.58 ¥405
-41.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.33 ¥209
-25.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.89 ¥140
-42.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.83 ¥602
11.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$6.38 ¥1,002
218.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.84 ¥290
-2.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.25 ¥354
23.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.61 ¥252
-13.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$55.3 ¥8,683
-78.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.41 ¥536
-8.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$3.01 ¥474
-67.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$21.15 ¥3,323
-35.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.23 ¥193
7.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.2K ¥3.6M
17.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.2K ¥2.7M
98.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$143 ¥22.5K
-15.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.28 ¥4,286
-48.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$33.36 ¥5,242
-45.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$55.5 ¥8,720
9.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$14.07 ¥2,211
22.46%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.55 ¥1,971
-30.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$280 ¥44.0K
149.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.3K ¥2.1M
18.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$43.98 ¥6,910
31.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.51 ¥4,636
16.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$60.8 ¥9,556
86.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$91.8 ¥14.4K
-7.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$459 ¥72.1K
31.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$327 ¥51.4K
33.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$859 ¥134.9K
139.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$661 ¥103.9K
126.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,653 ¥731.1K
-8.62%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Fukui
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$1,915 ¥300.9K
-72.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Fukui: March 1, 2026

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