Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kamiyama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kamiyama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13.6% cheaper than Kamiyama without rent, and 0.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.9% cheaper than Kamiyama without rent, and 28.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$6.79 ¥1,067
-31.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.09 ¥5,355
35.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.64 ¥886
54.96%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.18 ¥500
-4.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.12 ¥176
-35.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.75 ¥118
-48.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.10 ¥330
16.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.10 ¥487
22.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.51 ¥237
41.72%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.65 ¥259
12.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.66 ¥733
-53.00%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.31 ¥363
-2.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$10.14 ¥1,593
94.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.46 ¥1,014
-41.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.40 ¥2,419
-12.01%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.28 ¥830
-38.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.59 ¥407
-35.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$3.97 ¥624
-39.80%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$4.71 ¥740
-55.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.29 ¥516
-53.50%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.57 ¥404
-41.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.39 ¥219
-28.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.83 ¥131
-38.55%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.06 ¥638
5.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$6.67 ¥1,048
204.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.91 ¥300
-6.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.37 ¥372
16.88%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.60 ¥251
-12.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$55.4 ¥8,705
-78.88%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.49 ¥549
-10.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.90 ¥455
-65.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$20.86 ¥3,278
-34.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.22 ¥192
8.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.5K ¥3.7M
16.12%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$16.8K ¥2.6M
102.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$139 ¥21.8K
-13.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.59 ¥4,334
-49.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$34.33 ¥5,394
-46.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$57.1 ¥8,964
6.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.93 ¥2,189
23.69%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$13.34 ¥2,096
-34.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$287 ¥45.1K
143.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.4K ¥2.1M
17.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$43.01 ¥6,758
34.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.96 ¥4,708
14.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$59.6 ¥9,358
90.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$93.5 ¥14.7K
-9.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$460 ¥72.3K
31.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$335 ¥52.6K
30.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$857 ¥134.7K
140.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$655 ¥103.0K
128.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$2,764 ¥434.2K
53.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
$1,893 ¥297.5K
57.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Kamiyama
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.81
194.48%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Kamiyama: March 2, 2026

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