Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kamakura Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kamakura

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 19% cheaper than Kamakura without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.4% cheaper than Kamakura without rent, and 22% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$7.02 ¥1,104

-33.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$34.00 ¥5,343

35.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.44 ¥855

60.66%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.10 ¥488

-1.94%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.16 ¥182

-37.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.75 ¥118

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.04 ¥321

19.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.09 ¥485

22.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.50 ¥236

42.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.69 ¥265

10.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$5.06 ¥794

-56.72%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.28 ¥359

-1.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$13.60 ¥2,137

45.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$7.05 ¥1,108

-46.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$17.24 ¥2,709

-21.40%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.86 ¥920

-44.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.76 ¥434

-39.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.96 ¥622

-39.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$6.13 ¥963

-65.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.37 ¥530

-54.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.61 ¥410

-42.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.32 ¥208

-25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$1.01 ¥159

-49.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.53 ¥555

20.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.55 ¥1,501

112.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.82 ¥286

-1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.30 ¥361

20.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.60 ¥252

-12.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.1 ¥8,654

-78.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.42 ¥537

-9.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.89 ¥454

-65.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$17.45 ¥2,742

-21.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.24 ¥195

6.45%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$22.9K ¥3.6M

19.00%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

102.24%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$144 ¥22.6K

-16.35%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.51 ¥4,322

-49.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$34.19 ¥5,372

-46.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$56.5 ¥8,880

7.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.96 ¥2,194

23.42%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.58 ¥1,977

-30.76%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$284 ¥44.6K

146.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$11.4K ¥1.8M

37.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$42.31 ¥6,648

36.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.78 ¥4,678

14.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$55.5 ¥8,712

104.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$92.2 ¥14.5K

-7.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$474 ¥74.4K

27.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$327 ¥51.3K

33.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$854 ¥134.1K

141.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$670 ¥105.2K

123.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,614 ¥725.0K

-7.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,760 ¥276.6K

-69.94%

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 Kamakura: March 3, 2026

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