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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukuyama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Fukuyama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.2% cheaper than Fukuyama without rent, and 2.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.3% more expensive than Fukuyama without rent, and 30.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 ฿142
$10.48 ¥1,657
-56.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 ฿1,449
$35.17 ¥5,563
31.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 ฿276
$5.39 ¥853
62.89%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿97.0
$3.42 ¥540
-9.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 ฿21.97
$0.86 ¥136
-18.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 ฿12.46
$0.73 ¥116
-45.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 ฿75.5
$3.46 ¥547
-30.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 ฿116
$6.71 ¥1,061
-45.16%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 ฿70.6
$1.07 ¥169
110.28%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 ฿58.8
$0.92 ¥146
103.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 ฿69.8
$3.16 ¥500
-29.75%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿70.1
$2.25 ¥356
-0.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 ฿619
$9.40 ¥1,486
109.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 ฿115
$3.75 ¥593
-2.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 ฿411
$13.93 ¥2,203
-6.03%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 ฿106
$5.44 ¥860
-37.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 ฿53.3
$2.52 ¥399
-32.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 ฿73.2
$6.44 ¥1,018
-63.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 ฿62.4
$3.94 ¥623
-49.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 ฿48.77
$1.58 ¥250
-1.90%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.42
$2.27 ¥359
-33.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 ฿30.84
$1.07 ¥169
-8.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.01
$0.41 ¥64.2
17.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 ฿137
$4.04 ¥639
7.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 ฿649
$7.65 ¥1,210
169.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿55.8
$1.72 ¥272
2.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 ฿86.6
$3.50 ¥554
-21.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 ฿43.19
$1.65 ¥261
-16.97%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 ฿357
$55.3 ¥8,745
-79.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿97.8
$3.51 ¥555
-11.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 ฿32.96
$3.27 ¥517
-67.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 ฿431
$17.82 ¥2,818
-23.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 ฿42.16
$1.11 ¥175
20.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K ฿869.6K
$13.6K ¥2.2M
103.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K ฿1.1M
$17.0K ¥2.7M
97.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 ฿3,835
$113 ¥17.9K
7.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 ฿428
$20.64 ¥3,265
-34.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 ฿581
$32.09 ¥5,074
-42.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 ฿1,939
$55.4 ¥8,762
11.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 ฿525
$13.63 ¥2,156
22.52%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 ฿286
$13.11 ¥2,074
-30.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 ฿22.1K
$369 ¥58.4K
90.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K ฿502.8K
$7,290 ¥1.2M
119.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 ฿1,851
$42.37 ¥6,700
38.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 ฿1,082
$34.13 ¥5,398
0.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,545
$69.0 ¥10.9K
63.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 ฿2,662
$104 ¥16.5K
-18.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 ฿19.1K
$472 ¥74.6K
28.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 ฿13.7K
$332 ¥52.4K
31.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 ฿65.0K
$874 ¥138.2K
136.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 ฿46.3K
$672 ¥106.2K
119.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 ฿139.8K
$4,098 ¥648.2K
8.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿93.9K
$2,406 ¥380.5K
24.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Fukuyama
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 ฿17.2K
$1,401 ¥221.6K
-60.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1
433.00%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Fukuyama: January 12, 2026

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