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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.9% cheaper than Matsudo without rent, and 7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.1% more expensive than Matsudo without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$7.13 ¥1,024
-34.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.81 ¥5,000
33.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.31 ¥763
62.90%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.06 ¥440
0.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.09 ¥156
-33.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.81 ¥116
-54.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.03 ¥292
17.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.06 ¥296
75.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.51 ¥216
48.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.75 ¥252
2.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.84 ¥695
-53.72%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.52 ¥219
46.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.17 ¥1,462
89.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.15 ¥883
-38.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.37 ¥2,208
-15.09%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.92 ¥851
-44.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$3.14 ¥451
-48.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.96 ¥568
-39.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.6 ¥661
-56.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.36 ¥482
-54.46%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$3.61 ¥519
-58.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.34 ¥193
-23.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.83 ¥119
-42.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.04 ¥580
6.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$3.56 ¥512
508.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.78 ¥255
-0.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.05 ¥295
36.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.59 ¥229
-15.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55.1 ¥7,913
-78.65%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.41 ¥489
-7.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.87 ¥413
-65.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.85 ¥3,139
-37.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.14 ¥163
14.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23.2K ¥3.3M
17.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$18.2K ¥2.6M
85.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$84.1 ¥12.1K
45.93%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.95 ¥4,015
-50.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$17.25 ¥2,479
5.74%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$54.8 ¥7,878
10.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$14.09 ¥2,025
21.43%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.21 ¥1,611
-19.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$287 ¥41.2K
142.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.7K ¥2M
16.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$40.98 ¥5,888
40.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.84 ¥4,286
15.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$60 ¥8,619
91.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$96.4 ¥13.8K
-12.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$465 ¥66.9K
31.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$332 ¥47.6K
33.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$866 ¥124.5K
132.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$657 ¥94.4K
122.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,045 ¥437.4K
39.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,620 ¥232.7K
78.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Matsudo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,078 ¥298.5K
-66.47%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.05
160.00%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Matsudo: October 28, 2025

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