Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukuoka Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukuoka

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.5% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 8% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 21.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$8.15 ¥1,288

-44.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$41.29 ¥6,530

11.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.95 ¥941

47.56%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.18 ¥504

-2.83%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.09 ¥173

-35.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 ¥128

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.69 ¥267

42.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.11 ¥333

74.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.68 ¥266

33.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.58 ¥250

18.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.09 ¥647

-45.72%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.61 ¥413

-14.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$21.02 ¥3,325

-6.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.18 ¥977

-40.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$21.01 ¥3,323

-37.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.04 ¥480

11.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.41 ¥222

19.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.35 ¥214

72.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.84 ¥923

-66.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.74 ¥433

-43.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$3.22 ¥510

-53.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.91 ¥145

7.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.75 ¥119

-36.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.83 ¥606

13.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.34 ¥1,003

225.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.97 ¥312

-10.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.13 ¥336

29.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.76 ¥279

-22.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$42.11 ¥6,660

-73.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.56 ¥722

-31.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$4.54 ¥718

-76.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.71 ¥3,118

-30.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.25 ¥198

7.20%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.1K ¥3.7M

19.58%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$20.2K ¥3.2M

66.67%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$220 ¥34.8K

-44.50%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.43 ¥4,339

-50.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$36.08 ¥5,707

-48.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$59.0 ¥9,327

4.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$3.50 ¥554

377.14%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.75 ¥2,174

-33.89%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$412 ¥65.2K

70.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.2K ¥2.1M

20.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$43.36 ¥6,858

35.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.49 ¥4,664

16.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$65.6 ¥10.4K

71.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$59.5 ¥9,417

42.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$539 ¥85.2K

12.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$295 ¥46.7K

47.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,064 ¥168.3K

94.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$699 ¥110.6K

110.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$6,532 ¥1.0M

-31.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,745 ¥434.1K

8.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,594 ¥252.0K

-65.65%

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 Fukuoka: January 11, 2026

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