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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 19% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 11.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 14.7% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 33.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$4.83 ¥763

-6.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$41.01 ¥6,486

12.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$3.46 ¥547

153.76%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.03 ¥480

1.98%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.72 ¥114

-2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 ¥128

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.13 ¥337

12.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.72 ¥430

35.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.46 ¥231

54.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.68 ¥266

11.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.94 ¥781

-55.06%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.75 ¥276

27.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.12 ¥1,600

94.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.27 ¥992

-41.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.33 ¥2,425

-14.61%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.21 ¥665

-19.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.14 ¥339

-21.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.42 ¥540

-31.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.14 ¥654

-52.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$3.33 ¥527

-53.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$4.36 ¥690

-65.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.38 ¥218

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.87 ¥137

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.53 ¥558

23.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.72 ¥1,538

112.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.81 ¥286

-2.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.12 ¥335

29.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.07 ¥169

28.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.6 ¥8,789

-79.56%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.41 ¥539

-8.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.96 ¥467

-64.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.06 ¥3,489

-37.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.17 ¥185

14.53%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$20.7K ¥3.3M

33.71%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$14.1K ¥2.2M

137.97%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$108 ¥17.1K

12.73%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$9.60 ¥1,519

41.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$20.97 ¥3,316

-11.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$103 ¥16.2K

-39.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$18.77 ¥2,969

-11.03%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.93 ¥2,204

-34.75%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$282 ¥44.6K

149.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$14.0K ¥2.2M

14.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$41.49 ¥6,562

41.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$27.50 ¥4,349

25.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$54.7 ¥8,653

106.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$105 ¥16.6K

-19.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$376 ¥59.4K

61.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$240 ¥38.0K

81.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$875 ¥138.4K

136.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$596 ¥94.3K

147.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$7,878 ¥1.2M

-43.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$5,391 ¥852.6K

-44.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,417 ¥224.0K

-61.36%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Hamamatsu: January 12, 2026

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