Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hachioji Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hachioji

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.2% cheaper than Hachioji without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 2.9% more expensive than Hachioji without rent, and 26.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$7.09 ¥1,114
-34.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$35.14 ¥5,522
31.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.23 ¥821
67.11%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.14 ¥494
-3.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.10 ¥173
-34.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.77 ¥121
-49.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.58 ¥405
-5.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.05 ¥479
24.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.52 ¥238
40.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.57 ¥247
18.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.67 ¥735
-53.10%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.31 ¥363
-2.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$9.92 ¥1,559
98.89%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.45 ¥1,013
-41.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.75 ¥2,475
-13.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.25 ¥825
-38.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.64 ¥415
-36.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.05 ¥637
-40.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$5.93 ¥932
-64.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.12 ¥491
-50.96%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.55 ¥401
-40.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.40 ¥220
-29.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.90 ¥142
-43.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.20 ¥660
1.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.08 ¥1,427
123.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.84 ¥288
-2.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.18 ¥342
27.06%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.60 ¥252
-12.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$56.5 ¥8,880
-79.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.37 ¥530
-7.72%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.90 ¥456
-65.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$20.77 ¥3,263
-33.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.24 ¥195
6.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.3K ¥3.7M
16.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.3K ¥2.7M
97.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$144 ¥22.6K
-16.41%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.21 ¥4,276
-48.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$33.74 ¥5,302
-45.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$56.1 ¥8,821
8.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.75 ¥2,161
25.31%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.58 ¥1,976
-30.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$281 ¥44.1K
148.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.4K ¥2.1M
17.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$42.58 ¥6,689
35.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.76 ¥4,677
15.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$61.1 ¥9,599
85.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$90.2 ¥14.2K
-6.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$649 ¥102.0K
-6.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$434 ¥68.2K
0.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$883 ¥138.8K
132.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$664 ¥104.4K
125.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,796 ¥753.6K
-11.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
$2,936 ¥461.3K
1.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hachioji
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$2,204 ¥346.3K
-75.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Hachioji: March 1, 2026

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