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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 25.6% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 4.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.9% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 20.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

$8.37 ¥1,316

-44.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

$41.56 ¥6,535

10.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿275

$5.96 ¥938

46.64%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.5

$3.12 ¥491

-2.56%

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

$0.72 ฿22.65

$1.05 ¥164

-31.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.30

$0.82 ¥129

-52.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

$1.68 ¥264

45.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

$2.12 ¥334

78.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.4

$1.75 ¥275

22.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.5

$1.58 ¥248

17.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿68.8

$4.29 ¥674

-48.95%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.51 ¥395

-10.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿620

$20.90 ¥3,286

-5.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.24 ¥981

-39.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿426

$20.93 ¥3,290

-35.26%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$3.15 ¥495

3.17%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.6

$1.37 ¥215

21.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.2

$1.43 ¥225

67.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿65.8

$5.74 ¥903

-63.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.07

$2.74 ¥431

-44.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.47

$3.15 ¥495

-52.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.09

$0.92 ¥145

7.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.19

$0.81 ¥128

-37.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿134

$3.85 ¥605

10.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

$6.32 ¥993

221.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

$1.94 ¥305

-7.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

$2.09 ¥329

32.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

$1.85 ¥292

-24.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

$42.71 ¥6,716

-72.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.53 ¥712

-31.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

$4.54 ¥713

-78.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

$19.97 ¥3,141

-31.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.47

$1.20 ¥188

10.00%

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

16.17%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$20.4K ¥3.2M

67.41%

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

$120 ฿3,785

$216 ¥33.9K

-44.20%

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

$13.93 ฿438

$27.26 ¥4,286

-48.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

$36.10 ¥5,676

-49.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

$59.8 ¥9,402

1.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

$3.37 ¥530

411.28%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

$14.03 ¥2,206

-37.92%

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

$698 ฿21.9K

$415 ¥65.2K

68.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

$13.6K ¥2.1M

15.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,812

$44.03 ¥6,924

30.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

$29.58 ¥4,651

15.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

$66.0 ¥10.4K

71.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

$59.8 ¥9,406

41.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$544 ¥85.6K

10.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

$292 ¥45.9K

49.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

$1,072 ¥168.5K

91.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

$699 ¥109.9K

114.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

$6,461 ¥1.0M

-34.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,735 ¥430.0K

9.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

$1,596 ¥251.0K

-66.84%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Fukuoka: March 2, 2026

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