Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kyoto Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kyoto

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.8% cheaper than Kyoto without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 8.3% cheaper than Kyoto without rent, and 9.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$10.36 ¥1,639

-56.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$34.33 ¥5,429

34.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.59 ¥884

57.07%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.39 ¥537

-8.85%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.88 ¥139

-20.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.79 ¥125

-49.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.50 ¥554

-31.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$6.69 ¥1,059

-44.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.67 ¥264

34.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.78 ¥281

5.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.18 ¥503

-30.19%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.34 ¥370

-4.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.58 ¥1,515

105.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.52 ¥1,190

-51.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.65 ¥2,475

-16.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.44 ¥860

-37.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.56 ¥405

-33.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$6.50 ¥1,028

-64.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.82 ¥605

-48.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.58 ¥250

-1.90%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.37 ¥374

-36.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.25 ¥198

-21.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.95 ¥150

-49.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.24 ¥670

2.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.54 ¥1,192

173.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.80 ¥284

-1.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.61 ¥570

-23.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.67 ¥264

-17.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$69.4 ¥11.0K

-83.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.39 ¥537

-8.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.86 ¥452

-63.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$18.04 ¥2,853

-23.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.19 ¥188

12.61%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.5K ¥3.7M

17.87%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$16.8K ¥2.7M

100.26%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$111 ¥17.6K

9.64%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$26.68 ¥4,219

-48.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.70 ¥5,330

-45.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$59.0 ¥9,323

4.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$20.93 ¥3,310

-20.21%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.20 ¥2,087

-31.14%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$362 ¥57.3K

93.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$7,500 ¥1.2M

113.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$45.73 ¥7,232

28.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$32.24 ¥5,099

6.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$73.3 ¥11.6K

53.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$93.3 ¥14.8K

-9.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$587 ¥92.8K

3.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$350 ¥55.4K

24.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,646 ¥260.2K

25.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$934 ¥147.7K

57.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,911 ¥302.3K

-71.36%

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 Kyoto: January 13, 2026

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