Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Matsudo Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Matsudo

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.1% cheaper than Matsudo without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.3% more expensive than Matsudo without rent, and 32.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.97 ¥1,102

-35.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$35.02 ¥5,540

31.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.09 ¥805

72.50%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.04 ¥481

1.64%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.13 ¥178

-38.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.80 ¥126

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.06 ¥325

16.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.14 ¥338

71.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.53 ¥241

47.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.73 ¥274

8.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$5.05 ¥799

-56.04%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.50 ¥237

48.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.17 ¥1,609

93.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.16 ¥975

-40.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.15 ¥2,396

-13.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.87 ¥929

-42.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.19 ¥505

-47.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.98 ¥629

-41.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.68 ¥741

-57.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.27 ¥517

-52.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$3.56 ¥563

-57.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.34 ¥212

-26.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.87 ¥137

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.20 ¥664

3.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.28 ¥1,468

122.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.83 ¥289

-3.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.12 ¥335

29.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.66 ¥262

-17.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.0 ¥8,696

-79.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.44 ¥544

-9.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.97 ¥470

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$21.85 ¥3,456

-37.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.19 ¥188

12.61%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.8K ¥3.6M

21.13%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.3K ¥2.9M

83.77%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$82.6 ¥13.1K

47.60%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.67 ¥4,376

-50.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$17.07 ¥2,700

8.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.7 ¥8,817

10.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.84 ¥2,189

20.66%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.63 ¥1,840

-21.84%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$280 ¥44.2K

151.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.8K ¥2.2M

15.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$41.37 ¥6,544

42.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.78 ¥4,710

15.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$60.7 ¥9,602

85.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$96.9 ¥15.3K

-12.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$471 ¥74.5K

28.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$323 ¥51.1K

34.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$860 ¥136.0K

140.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$657 ¥104.0K

124.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,429 ¥700.6K

0.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,070 ¥327.4K

44.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,003 ¥316.8K

-72.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.05

160.00%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Matsudo: January 10, 2026

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