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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.9% cheaper than Maebashi without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7% cheaper than Maebashi without rent, and 20.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$4.92 ¥706
-4.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.85 ¥5,006
33.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.02 ¥865
43.69%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.06 ¥440
0.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.82 ¥117
-10.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.66 ¥94.8
-43.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.39 ¥344
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.14 ¥451
15.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.4 ¥201
60.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.72 ¥247
4.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.43 ¥205
56.64%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.83 ¥264
21.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$17.37 ¥2,495
11.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$4.87 ¥700
-22.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.39 ¥2,211
-15.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$9.21 ¥1,323
-64.39%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.75 ¥395
-40.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.75 ¥683
-49.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$9.93 ¥1,427
-79.96%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.98 ¥571
-61.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.68 ¥384
-44.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.34 ¥192
-23.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.51 ¥72.8
-5.88%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.49 ¥502
23.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.8 ¥1,408
121.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.77 ¥398
-36.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.39 ¥344
16.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.59 ¥229
-15.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55 ¥7,901
-78.62%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.43 ¥492
-8.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.87 ¥413
-65.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$34.22 ¥4,916
-60.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.17 ¥169
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23K ¥3.3M
18.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.2K ¥2.5M
96.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$141 ¥20.2K
-12.91%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.28 ¥3,920
-48.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.54 ¥4,962
-47.19%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$55.3 ¥7,949
9.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.77 ¥1,978
24.26%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.67 ¥1,820
-28.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$481 ¥69.1K
44.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.4K ¥1.6M
39.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$46.9 ¥6,737
22.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$32.46 ¥4,663
6.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$56.8 ¥8,166
102.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$92.4 ¥13.3K
-8.23%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$469 ¥67.4K
30.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$324 ¥46.5K
36.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$880 ¥126.4K
128.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$671 ¥96.4K
117.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,606 ¥374.3K
62.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,869 ¥268.5K
54.44%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Maebashi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,752 ¥251.6K
-60.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Maebashi: October 27, 2025

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