Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Matsuyama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Matsuyama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 2.1% cheaper than Matsuyama without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.6% cheaper than Matsuyama without rent, and 24.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$7.13 ¥1,121

-34.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.18 ¥5,528

31.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.45 ¥857

60.37%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.21 ¥505

-5.30%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.11 ¥174

-35.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.81 ¥128

-51.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.62 ¥412

-6.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.13 ¥493

21.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.52 ¥239

40.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.60 ¥252

16.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.83 ¥759

-54.66%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.27 ¥356

-0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$9.92 ¥1,558

98.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.38 ¥1,002

-40.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.40 ¥2,420

-12.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.47 ¥859

-40.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.64 ¥415

-36.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.92 ¥616

-39.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$5.76 ¥904

-63.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.00 ¥471

-49.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.55 ¥400

-40.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.39 ¥219

-28.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.90 ¥141

-43.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.08 ¥641

4.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$8.48 ¥1,332

139.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.86 ¥292

-3.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.25 ¥354

23.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.59 ¥250

-11.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$54.4 ¥8,549

-78.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.53 ¥554

-11.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.88 ¥452

-65.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$20.47 ¥3,216

-32.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.19 ¥187

10.92%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.1K ¥3.6M

17.81%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

101.45%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$143 ¥22.5K

-16.01%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$26.91 ¥4,229

-48.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$33.80 ¥5,310

-45.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$56.0 ¥8,802

8.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$14.15 ¥2,222

21.77%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.39 ¥1,947

-29.70%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$280 ¥44.1K

148.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$13.7K ¥2.1M

15.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$44.04 ¥6,920

30.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.26 ¥4,598

17.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$60.2 ¥9,455

88.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$90.5 ¥14.2K

-6.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$401 ¥63.1K

50.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$326 ¥51.2K

33.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$873 ¥137.1K

135.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$655 ¥103.0K

128.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,965 ¥780.1K

-14.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Matsuyama: February 28, 2026

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