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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.4% cheaper than Kamakura without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.1% more expensive than Kamakura without rent, and 20.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$7 ¥1,006
-33.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.92 ¥5,016
32.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.67 ¥815
52.56%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.96 ¥425
4.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.21 ¥174
-39.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.7 ¥101
-47.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.14 ¥307
11.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.03 ¥436
19.47%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.57 ¥225
42.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.76 ¥253
2.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.84 ¥696
-53.72%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.29 ¥329
-2.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$13.64 ¥1,959
41.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.81 ¥978
-44.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$17.55 ¥2,521
-25.64%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$6.18 ¥888
-46.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.88 ¥414
-43.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.07 ¥584
-41.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.86 ¥842
-66.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.35 ¥481
-54.33%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.59 ¥373
-42.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.31 ¥189
-22.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.06 ¥152
-54.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.55 ¥510
21.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.75 ¥970
221.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.89 ¥271
-6.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.38 ¥342
17.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.64 ¥236
-17.68%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$56.5 ¥8,109
-79.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.43 ¥493
-8.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.89 ¥416
-65.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$17.36 ¥2,494
-21.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.17 ¥169
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23.4K ¥3.4M
16.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$16.8K ¥2.4M
101.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$141 ¥20.2K
-12.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.01 ¥3,880
-48.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.37 ¥4,938
-46.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$56.5 ¥8,116
7.54%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.81 ¥1,984
23.90%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.69 ¥1,823
-28.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$282 ¥40.6K
145.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.5K ¥1.6M
38.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$40.95 ¥5,882
40.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.23 ¥4,200
18.06%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$55.5 ¥7,967
107.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$90.1 ¥12.9K
-5.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$469 ¥67.4K
30.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$325 ¥46.6K
36.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$879 ¥126.3K
129.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$658 ¥94.5K
121.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,464 ¥354K
72.20%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,040 ¥293K
41.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Kamakura
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,109 ¥303K
-66.97%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kamakura: October 28, 2025

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