Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Koriyama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Koriyama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5.3% cheaper than Koriyama without rent, and 0.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.6% cheaper than Koriyama without rent, and 28.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.83 ¥1,080

-33.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.51 ¥5,459

33.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.39 ¥853

62.89%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.18 ¥503

-2.83%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.06 ¥168

-33.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.82 ¥129

-51.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.57 ¥407

-6.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.04 ¥481

21.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.60 ¥254

40.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.52 ¥240

23.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.90 ¥775

-54.69%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.20 ¥347

1.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.28 ¥1,626

91.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.35 ¥1,004

-42.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.73 ¥2,488

-16.78%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.28 ¥834

-35.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.65 ¥419

-36.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.98 ¥629

-41.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.99 ¥947

-66.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.18 ¥502

-51.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.55 ¥403

-40.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.39 ¥219

-29.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.84 ¥133

-42.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.27 ¥675

1.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.22 ¥1,458

123.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.84 ¥292

-3.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.27 ¥359

21.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.60 ¥253

-14.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.6 ¥8,637

-79.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.46 ¥547

-10.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.96 ¥468

-64.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$21.16 ¥3,347

-35.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.18 ¥186

13.56%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.8K ¥3.6M

21.11%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.5K ¥2.8M

92.38%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$143 ¥22.6K

-14.69%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.23 ¥4,308

-50.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.93 ¥5,367

-45.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.1 ¥8,872

9.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.59 ¥2,150

22.88%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.52 ¥1,980

-27.40%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$284 ¥44.9K

147.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.3K ¥2.1M

20.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.54 ¥6,729

38.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.97 ¥4,741

14.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$59.5 ¥9,411

89.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$90.9 ¥14.4K

-6.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$460 ¥72.7K

31.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$326 ¥51.6K

33.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$855 ¥135.2K

141.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$654 ¥103.5K

125.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,696 ¥742.8K

-5.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,500 ¥395.4K

19.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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 Koriyama: January 11, 2026

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