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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 25.3% cheaper than Kamakura without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 1.8% cheaper than Kamakura without rent, and 21.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.03 ¥1,112

-35.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.33 ¥5,430

34.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.49 ¥869

59.93%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.11 ¥492

-0.64%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.21 ¥191

-42.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.75 ¥118

-46.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.05 ¥325

17.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.19 ¥504

15.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.53 ¥241

47.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.74 ¥275

7.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$5.01 ¥792

-55.69%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.20 ¥348

1.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.13 ¥2,235

39.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.75 ¥1,068

-45.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$17.16 ¥2,715

-23.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.00 ¥949

-43.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.90 ¥458

-41.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.14 ¥654

-43.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.97 ¥944

-66.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.37 ¥534

-54.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.69 ¥425

-43.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.37 ¥217

-28.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.02 ¥162

-52.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.52 ¥557

23.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.53 ¥1,507

116.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.83 ¥289

-3.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.40 ¥379

14.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.68 ¥265

-18.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$56.5 ¥8,935

-79.89%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.42 ¥541

-9.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$3.00 ¥475

-65.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$17.23 ¥2,725

-20.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.23 ¥194

8.94%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.8K ¥3.6M

21.53%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.1K ¥2.7M

97.03%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$145 ¥22.9K

-15.93%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.56 ¥4,359

-50.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$34.52 ¥5,460

-46.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.2 ¥8,887

9.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.83 ¥2,188

20.75%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.44 ¥1,967

-26.93%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$283 ¥44.8K

148.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$11.2K ¥1.8M

43.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.06 ¥6,653

39.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.60 ¥4,682

16.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$55.6 ¥8,791

102.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$91.1 ¥14.4K

-7.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$472 ¥74.7K

28.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$329 ¥52.1K

32.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$876 ¥138.6K

136.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$661 ¥104.5K

122.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$5,229 ¥827.1K

-14.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,151 ¥340.3K

38.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,771 ¥280.0K

-69.08%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Kamakura: January 13, 2026

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