Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kumamoto Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kumamoto

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.6% cheaper than Kumamoto without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.1% cheaper than Kumamoto without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$8.18 ¥1,294

-44.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$35.32 ¥5,586

30.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.97 ¥944

47.07%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.17 ¥501

-2.52%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.67 ¥106

4.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 ¥128

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.68 ¥265

42.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.07 ¥327

77.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.36 ¥214

65.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.66 ¥262

12.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.09 ¥646

-45.72%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.12 ¥335

5.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.24 ¥1,620

92.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.07 ¥960

-39.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$20.94 ¥3,313

-37.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.05 ¥482

10.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.42 ¥225

19.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.42 ¥225

64.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.75 ¥909

-65.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$2.73 ¥433

-43.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$3.17 ¥501

-52.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.97 ¥153

1.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.80 ¥127

-40.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.94 ¥623

10.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.65 ¥1,527

113.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.98 ¥314

-10.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.03 ¥320

35.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.61 ¥255

-14.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.8 ¥8,673

-79.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$4.63 ¥733

-32.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.87 ¥453

-63.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.73 ¥3,120

-30.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.25 ¥198

7.20%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.43%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$20.1K ¥3.2M

67.30%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$220 ¥34.7K

-44.45%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.45 ¥4,341

-50.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$35.46 ¥5,609

-47.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.4 ¥8,759

11.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.71 ¥2,168

21.81%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.71 ¥2,168

-33.70%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$418 ¥66.2K

67.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.4K ¥2.1M

18.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$43.66 ¥6,905

34.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.20 ¥4,619

17.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$65.2 ¥10.3K

72.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$60.8 ¥9,612

39.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$477 ¥75.4K

27.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$333 ¥52.6K

30.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$882 ¥139.5K

134.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$652 ¥103.1K

126.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,410 ¥697.6K

0.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,747 ¥434.5K

8.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.67

219.16%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Kumamoto: January 10, 2026

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