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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.4% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 0.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 20.5% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 22.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$6.96 ¥1,105

-34.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,498

$37.84 ¥6,005

23.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$7.13 ¥1,132

22.02%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$3.76 ¥597

-22.34%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$0.91 ¥144

-25.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.67

$0.88 ¥139

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$2.63 ¥417

-4.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$3.08 ¥489

23.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$1.60 ¥254

35.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.2

$1.54 ¥245

22.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$4.83 ¥767

-55.28%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$2.32 ¥368

-4.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$9.96 ¥1,580

96.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$6.42 ¥1,018

-40.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$15.15 ¥2,404

-11.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$5.39 ¥855

-39.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$2.54 ¥404

-36.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$4.12 ¥653

-43.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$5.99 ¥950

-65.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$3.15 ¥500

-48.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.15

$2.60 ¥412

-44.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.92

$1.33 ¥211

-22.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.35

$0.89 ¥142

-46.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$4.22 ¥670

6.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$9.17 ¥1,455

109.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$1.87 ¥297

-2.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$2.16 ¥343

24.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.05

$1.65 ¥261

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

$54.7 ¥8,680

-78.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$3.54 ¥561

-12.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.10

$2.89 ¥459

-65.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$20.92 ¥3,320

-34.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.50

$1.24 ¥197

4.84%

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

$27.4K ฿874.8K

$23.6K ¥3.7M

15.88%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$17.4K ¥2.8M

89.34%

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

$125 ฿3,994

$145 ¥23.1K

-14.05%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$27.07 ¥4,296

-49.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$34.47 ¥5,469

-46.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$55.3 ¥8,782

9.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$13.95 ¥2,214

22.94%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$12.72 ¥2,018

-29.17%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$287 ¥45.5K

143.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.3K

$13.3K ¥2.1M

20.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,894

$43.96 ¥6,975

34.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$29.19 ¥4,631

19.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,653

$60.0 ¥9,516

90.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,744

$91.2 ¥14.5K

-5.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$464 ¥73.6K

33.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$327 ¥51.9K

33.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.4K

$876 ¥139.1K

136.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.3K

$667 ¥105.9K

126.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.4K

$4,760 ¥755.2K

-20.92%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Fukushima: April 13, 2026

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