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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3% cheaper than Matsuyama without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.4% cheaper than Matsuyama without rent, and 25.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.96 ¥1,101

-35.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$35.07 ¥5,547

31.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.41 ¥855

62.29%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.08 ¥487

0.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.09 ¥173

-35.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 ¥128

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.64 ¥417

-9.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.20 ¥507

15.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.54 ¥243

46.10%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.52 ¥241

23.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.67 ¥739

-52.46%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.27 ¥359

-1.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.03 ¥1,587

96.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.54 ¥1,034

-44.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.51 ¥2,453

-15.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.27 ¥833

-35.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.56 ¥404

-33.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.93 ¥622

-40.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.01 ¥951

-67.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.16 ¥499

-50.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.67 ¥423

-43.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.34 ¥212

-26.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.89 ¥141

-46.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.08 ¥646

6.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.31 ¥1,473

121.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.83 ¥290

-3.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.20 ¥347

25.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.59 ¥251

-13.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.9 ¥8,679

-79.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.39 ¥536

-8.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.87 ¥453

-63.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$20.81 ¥3,292

-34.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.20 ¥189

11.67%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.35%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

94.83%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$144 ¥22.8K

-15.56%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.25 ¥4,311

-50.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.46 ¥5,292

-44.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.9 ¥8,837

10.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.63 ¥2,157

22.52%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.35 ¥1,954

-26.40%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$282 ¥44.6K

148.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.2K ¥2.1M

20.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.67 ¥6,750

37.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$28.97 ¥4,582

18.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$59.9 ¥9,468

88.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$92.2 ¥14.6K

-8.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$407 ¥64.4K

48.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$324 ¥51.2K

34.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$872 ¥138.0K

137.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$671 ¥106.2K

119.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,161 ¥658.2K

6.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,300 ¥363.7K

29.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Matsuyama: January 12, 2026

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