Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ibaraki Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ibaraki

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.6% cheaper than Ibaraki without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.1% cheaper than Ibaraki without rent, and 29.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.78 ¥1,066

-31.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.36 ¥5,556

30.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.42 ¥852

61.25%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.07 ¥482

-0.98%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.10 ¥172

-34.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.76 ¥120

-48.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.53 ¥398

-3.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.05 ¥480

24.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$2.25 ¥353

-4.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.54 ¥242

20.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$3.53 ¥554

-37.96%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.27 ¥357

-0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$10.05 ¥1,579

96.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.39 ¥1,004

-40.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.29 ¥2,403

-11.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.52 ¥867

-41.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.51 ¥394

-33.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.00 ¥628

-40.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$5.77 ¥906

-63.78%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.15 ¥495

-51.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.60 ¥409

-41.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.38 ¥218

-28.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.74 ¥116

-31.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.22 ¥663

1.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.04 ¥1,421

124.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.56 ¥403

-30.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.15 ¥337

28.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.85 ¥290

-24.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$54.5 ¥8,567

-78.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$4.98 ¥782

-37.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.88 ¥452

-65.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$20.48 ¥3,218

-32.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.25 ¥196

5.60%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.1K ¥3.6M

18.02%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

97.79%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$142 ¥22.4K

-15.37%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.64 ¥4,343

-49.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$33.50 ¥5,263

-45.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$54.9 ¥8,628

10.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.69 ¥2,151

25.86%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.38 ¥1,946

-29.64%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$278 ¥43.6K

151.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$13.2K ¥2.1M

19.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$28.94 ¥4,547

99.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.69 ¥4,664

15.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$73.5 ¥11.5K

53.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$86.5 ¥13.6K

-1.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$443 ¥69.6K

36.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$281 ¥44.2K

55.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$850 ¥133.6K

141.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$593 ¥93.2K

152.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,771 ¥749.6K

-10.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$2,569 ¥403.6K

-79.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ibaraki: March 2, 2026

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