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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.7% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.7% cheaper than Hamamatsu without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$4.84 ¥695
-3.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$41.59 ¥5,975
11.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$3.46 ¥497
150.00%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.09 ¥444
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.66 ¥94.2
10.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.8 ¥116
-53.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.03 ¥292
17.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.71 ¥389
33.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.54 ¥221
45.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.73 ¥248
4.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.88 ¥701
-54.10%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.8 ¥259
23.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.26 ¥1,474
88.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.19 ¥889
-39.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.49 ¥2,226
-15.75%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.14 ¥595
-20.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.03 ¥291
-19.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.38 ¥485
-28.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.25 ¥611
-53.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.27 ¥469
-53.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$4.36 ¥627
-65.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.34 ¥192
-23.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.88 ¥126
-45.45%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.51 ¥505
23.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.54 ¥940
231.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.76 ¥252
0.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.02 ¥291
38.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.05 ¥151
28.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55.9 ¥8,031
-78.96%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.44 ¥494
-8.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.88 ¥414
-65.28%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$22.4 ¥3,217
-39.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.2 ¥173
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$20.9K ¥3M
30.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$14.1K ¥2M
141.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$108 ¥15.5K
13.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$9.82 ¥1,410
41.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$20.61 ¥2,960
-11.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$102 ¥14.7K
-40.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$18.75 ¥2,694
-8.75%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.79 ¥1,981
-34.23%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$286 ¥41.1K
142.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.9K ¥2M
14.62%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$41.43 ¥5,951
38.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$27.64 ¥3,970
24.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$56.2 ¥8,076
104.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$104 ¥15K
-18.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$382 ¥54.9K
59.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$238 ¥34.2K
85.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$859 ¥123.4K
134.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$580 ¥83.3K
151.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,030 ¥435.3K
40.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,698 ¥244K
69.96%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hamamatsu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,508 ¥216.7K
-53.81%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
0.95
461.05%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hamamatsu: October 28, 2025

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