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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.2% cheaper than Matsudo without rent, and 6.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.5% cheaper than Matsudo without rent, and 29.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$7.00 ¥1,100

-33.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$34.59 ¥5,434

33.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.29 ¥832

65.22%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.16 ¥496

-3.80%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.08 ¥170

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.80 ¥125

-51.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.10 ¥330

16.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.05 ¥321

84.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.57 ¥246

36.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.73 ¥272

7.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$5.00 ¥785

-56.20%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.50 ¥236

50.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$9.89 ¥1,554

99.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.33 ¥995

-40.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.67 ¥2,462

-13.53%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$6.15 ¥967

-47.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$3.19 ¥501

-47.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.93 ¥617

-39.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.54 ¥713

-53.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.32 ¥521

-53.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$3.55 ¥558

-57.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.39 ¥219

-28.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.83 ¥130

-38.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.21 ¥661

1.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.30 ¥1,461

118.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.74 ¥273

2.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.11 ¥331

31.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.59 ¥250

-11.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.1 ¥8,654

-78.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.53 ¥554

-11.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.98 ¥469

-66.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$22.45 ¥3,527

-38.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.18 ¥186

11.86%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.0K ¥3.6M

18.48%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$18.4K ¥2.9M

85.34%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$82.5 ¥13.0K

45.94%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.80 ¥4,367

-49.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$17.02 ¥2,675

7.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$56.8 ¥8,917

7.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.82 ¥2,172

24.67%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$11.46 ¥1,800

-24.00%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$279 ¥43.9K

149.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$14.1K ¥2.2M

11.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$42.41 ¥6,663

35.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.17 ¥4,583

17.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$59.8 ¥9,396

89.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$98.3 ¥15.4K

-13.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$477 ¥75.0K

26.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$331 ¥51.9K

31.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$854 ¥134.1K

140.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$662 ¥104.1K

126.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$5,154 ¥809.8K

-17.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$2,033 ¥319.4K

-73.96%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Matsudo: March 1, 2026

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