Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hiroshima Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hiroshima

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5.2% more expensive than Hiroshima without rent, and 21.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 5% more expensive than Hiroshima without rent, and 45.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$6.07 ¥957
-23.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,460
$34.71 ¥5,473
32.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$4.90 ¥772
78.37%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.2
$3.01 ¥475
1.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.80
$1.07 ¥168
-32.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.38
$0.71 ¥112
-45.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.2
$2.75 ¥434
-11.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$4.13 ¥651
-8.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.9
$1.60 ¥253
33.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.9
$1.50 ¥236
24.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.2
$4.67 ¥736
-53.10%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.1
$2.15 ¥340
4.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿625
$5.43 ¥856
263.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$6.56 ¥1,034
-42.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿429
$11.97 ¥1,887
13.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$3.56 ¥561
-8.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.9
$2.20 ¥346
-24.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.7
$4.18 ¥659
-42.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.2
$4.12 ¥650
-49.27%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.39
$1.70 ¥268
-10.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.79
$3.91 ¥617
-61.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.30
$1.39 ¥219
-28.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.30
$0.82 ¥129
-37.80%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.83 ¥604
11.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿643
$8.14 ¥1,283
149.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.7
$2.11 ¥333
-15.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.6
$2.67 ¥420
3.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.44
$2.14 ¥338
-34.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿370
$24.67 ¥3,891
-52.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.4
$4.57 ¥721
-31.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.48
$1.32 ¥209
-25.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿435
$23.53 ¥3,711
-41.65%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.75
$1.14 ¥180
15.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿862.0K
$23.4K ¥3.7M
16.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$16.9K ¥2.7M
102.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,811
$131 ¥20.7K
-8.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿441
$27.02 ¥4,262
-48.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿579
$30.97 ¥4,884
-40.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,928
$54.2 ¥8,552
12.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿545
$5.72 ¥903
201.22%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$12.68 ¥2,000
-31.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$177 ¥27.9K
294.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿498.0K
$3,720 ¥586.6K
323.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,824
$31.16 ¥4,914
84.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,084
$27.15 ¥4,282
26.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,582
$52.9 ¥8,340
114.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,684
$68.8 ¥10.8K
23.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.1K
$345 ¥54.5K
74.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$243 ¥38.4K
79.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.1K
$766 ¥120.8K
168.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.4K
$549 ¥86.5K
173.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.6K
$1,920 ¥302.7K
121.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.6K
$1,616 ¥254.8K
84.94%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hiroshima
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$2,453 ¥386.9K
-78.43%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.81
194.48%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Hiroshima: March 2, 2026

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