Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamamatsu Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamamatsu

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.9% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 15.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.1% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 31% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$4.99 ¥784

-6.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$41.26 ¥6,483

11.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$3.44 ¥541

154.07%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.15 ¥494

-3.49%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$0.72 ¥113

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.75 ¥118

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.02 ¥318

20.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.80 ¥440

35.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.46 ¥229

46.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.69 ¥266

10.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$5.04 ¥791

-56.55%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.76 ¥277

27.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$10.04 ¥1,577

96.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.35 ¥997

-40.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.17 ¥2,384

-10.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$4.27 ¥671

-23.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.10 ¥330

-20.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.54 ¥556

-32.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.26 ¥669

-50.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.32 ¥521

-53.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$4.24 ¥666

-64.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.34 ¥211

-26.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.89 ¥139

-42.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.50 ¥549

22.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.69 ¥1,523

109.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.83 ¥288

-2.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.06 ¥324

34.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.05 ¥166

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.1 ¥8,656

-78.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.57 ¥560

-12.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$3.02 ¥475

-67.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$22.26 ¥3,497

-38.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.17 ¥183

12.82%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$20.6K ¥3.2M

32.00%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$13.7K ¥2.2M

148.40%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$111 ¥17.4K

8.91%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$9.79 ¥1,538

42.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$21.05 ¥3,307

-13.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$105 ¥16.6K

-42.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$18.60 ¥2,922

-7.37%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$13.81 ¥2,170

-36.93%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$281 ¥44.2K

148.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$14.1K ¥2.2M

11.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$40.82 ¥6,413

41.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$28.27 ¥4,441

21.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$55.8 ¥8,759

103.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$104 ¥16.3K

-18.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$375 ¥58.9K

61.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$239 ¥37.6K

82.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$862 ¥135.4K

138.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$579 ¥91.0K

158.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$7,932 ¥1.2M

-46.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

$5,388 ¥846.6K

-44.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,423 ¥223.6K

-62.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

0.95

461.05%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Hamamatsu: March 1, 2026

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