Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kobe Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kobe

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.4% cheaper than Kobe without rent, and 0.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 2.3% cheaper than Kobe without rent, and 27.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$8.19 ¥1,296

-43.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$27.45 ¥4,345

67.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$4.82 ¥763

81.33%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$3.13 ¥495

-2.88%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$0.94 ¥149

-23.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.76 ¥120

-48.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.48 ¥392

-1.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.06 ¥484

23.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.69 ¥267

26.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.24 ¥196

50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$4.80 ¥760

-54.37%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$1.69 ¥267

33.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$13.78 ¥2,182

43.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$7.77 ¥1,231

-51.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$15.38 ¥2,434

-11.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$8.89 ¥1,407

-63.44%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$2.84 ¥450

-41.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$4.98 ¥788

-52.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$9.76 ¥1,546

-78.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$3.94 ¥624

-61.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$2.68 ¥424

-43.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.37 ¥218

-27.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$1.43 ¥226

-64.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$3.48 ¥551

22.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$9.42 ¥1,492

115.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$2.74 ¥433

-34.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.35 ¥373

17.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$1.44 ¥228

-2.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$37.64 ¥5,959

-68.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$3.55 ¥561

-12.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$1.35 ¥213

-26.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$17.66 ¥2,797

-22.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.20 ¥190

10.00%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$21.7K ¥3.4M

25.51%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$14.6K ¥2.3M

133.94%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$143 ¥22.6K

-15.64%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$27.46 ¥4,348

-49.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$34.51 ¥5,463

-46.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$47.72 ¥7,555

27.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$21.21 ¥3,358

-18.76%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$12.68 ¥2,008

-31.31%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$358 ¥56.6K

95.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$11.3K ¥1.8M

38.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$45.42 ¥7,192

26.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$32.53 ¥5,150

5.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$39.48 ¥6,251

186.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$49.29 ¥7,804

72.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$478 ¥75.7K

26.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$316 ¥50.1K

37.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$698 ¥110.6K

194.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$597 ¥94.5K

150.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$5,153 ¥815.9K

-17.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$2,508 ¥397.2K

19.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$1,888 ¥298.9K

-71.96%

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 Kobe: March 2, 2026

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