Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ichinomiya Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ichinomiya

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.2% cheaper than Ichinomiya without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 4.5% cheaper than Ichinomiya without rent, and 25% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$6.76 ¥1,063
-31.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.62 ¥5,439
33.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.40 ¥849
61.85%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.18 ¥500
-4.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.11 ¥175
-35.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.75 ¥118
-48.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.65 ¥416
-7.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.09 ¥485
22.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.60 ¥251
33.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.59 ¥250
16.98%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.67 ¥733
-53.10%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.29 ¥360
-1.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$10.03 ¥1,576
96.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.48 ¥1,018
-41.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.53 ¥2,440
-12.75%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.47 ¥860
-40.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.65 ¥416
-36.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.05 ¥637
-40.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$6.03 ¥947
-65.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.04 ¥477
-49.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.59 ¥407
-41.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.38 ¥217
-28.26%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.88 ¥139
-42.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.13 ¥649
3.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.36 ¥1,470
116.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.86 ¥292
-3.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.15 ¥337
28.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.67 ¥262
-16.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$54.9 ¥8,629
-78.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.40 ¥534
-8.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.92 ¥459
-66.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$20.67 ¥3,248
-33.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.20 ¥188
10.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.1K ¥3.6M
17.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.3K ¥2.7M
97.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$145 ¥22.8K
-17.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.23 ¥4,279
-48.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$34.08 ¥5,354
-46.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$56.3 ¥8,840
8.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.67 ¥2,148
26.04%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.31 ¥1,934
-29.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$285 ¥44.9K
144.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.7K ¥2.1M
15.12%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$43.82 ¥6,885
31.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.99 ¥4,711
14.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$59.8 ¥9,392
89.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$92.3 ¥14.5K
-8.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$460 ¥72.2K
31.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$335 ¥52.7K
30.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$867 ¥136.2K
137.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$660 ¥103.7K
127.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$5,199 ¥816.9K
-18.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ichinomiya
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ichinomiya: February 28, 2026

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