Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukushima Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukushima

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 22.3% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 1.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 17.6% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 27.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.83 ¥1,073

-31.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$36.64 ¥5,758

25.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$6.89 ¥1,083

26.85%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.79 ¥595

-19.79%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$0.96 ¥151

-25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.89 ¥139

-56.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.57 ¥404

-5.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.10 ¥487

22.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.61 ¥252

32.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.51 ¥238

23.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.88 ¥767

-55.12%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.30 ¥361

-2.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$10.06 ¥1,580

96.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.19 ¥973

-38.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.29 ¥2,402

-11.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.28 ¥829

-38.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.53 ¥398

-33.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.08 ¥641

-41.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$6.04 ¥949

-65.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.07 ¥483

-50.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.61 ¥410

-42.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.40 ¥219

-29.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.88 ¥139

-42.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.27 ¥670

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$8.66 ¥1,361

134.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.91 ¥300

-6.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.19 ¥344

26.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.66 ¥261

-15.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.1 ¥8,656

-78.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.42 ¥537

-9.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.87 ¥451

-65.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$20.51 ¥3,223

-33.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.24 ¥194

6.45%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.1K ¥3.6M

17.88%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$17.1K ¥2.7M

99.58%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$141 ¥22.1K

-14.55%

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

$34.09 ¥5,357

-46.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$55.1 ¥8,660

10.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.59 ¥2,136

26.78%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.29 ¥1,931

-29.13%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$285 ¥44.9K

144.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$13.6K ¥2.1M

15.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$43.45 ¥6,827

32.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.17 ¥4,584

17.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$60.7 ¥9,532

86.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$91.9 ¥14.4K

-7.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$464 ¥72.9K

30.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$336 ¥52.7K

29.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$878 ¥137.9K

134.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$664 ¥104.3K

125.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,204 ¥660.5K

1.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Fukushima: March 2, 2026

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