Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Maebashi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Maebashi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.9% cheaper than Maebashi without rent, and 1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.5% cheaper than Maebashi without rent, and 21.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$4.79 ¥752
-2.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$35.11 ¥5,517
31.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.80 ¥912
50.69%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$2.99 ¥469
1.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$0.79 ¥124
-8.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.71 ¥111
-45.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.47 ¥388
-1.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.20 ¥503
18.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.38 ¥217
55.07%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.81 ¥284
2.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$1.44 ¥226
52.08%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$1.80 ¥282
25.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$17.26 ¥2,713
14.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$4.84 ¥761
-21.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.74 ¥2,474
-13.91%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$9.21 ¥1,448
-64.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.79 ¥439
-40.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.91 ¥771
-51.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$9.74 ¥1,530
-78.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$4.04 ¥635
-62.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.58 ¥406
-41.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.37 ¥215
-27.74%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.54 ¥85.1
-5.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.37 ¥530
26.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.64 ¥1,515
110.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$2.82 ¥444
-36.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.39 ¥376
15.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.65 ¥260
-15.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$55.0 ¥8,645
-78.74%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.52 ¥553
-11.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.89 ¥454
-65.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$34.33 ¥5,394
-60.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.20 ¥189
10.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$22.9K ¥3.6M
18.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.3K ¥2.7M
97.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$139 ¥21.8K
-13.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.03 ¥4,247
-48.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$34.27 ¥5,384
-46.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$55.3 ¥8,683
10.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$14.00 ¥2,200
23.07%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.45 ¥1,956
-30.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$481 ¥75.6K
45.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$11.2K ¥1.8M
40.47%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$45.72 ¥7,183
26.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$32.17 ¥5,054
6.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$56.2 ¥8,837
101.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$91.9 ¥14.4K
-7.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$471 ¥74.0K
28.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$330 ¥51.8K
32.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$850 ¥133.5K
142.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$658 ¥103.4K
127.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,683 ¥735.8K
-9.20%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$1,697 ¥266.6K
-68.81%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Maebashi: March 1, 2026

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