Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Morioka Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Morioka

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.7% cheaper than Morioka without rent, and 1.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 1.3% cheaper than Morioka without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.79 ¥1,073

-33.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$34.62 ¥5,474

33.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.24 ¥828

67.56%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.16 ¥499

-2.22%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.06 ¥167

-33.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.75 ¥118

-46.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.67 ¥423

-10.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.04 ¥480

21.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.60 ¥253

40.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.54 ¥243

21.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.85 ¥767

-54.23%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.27 ¥359

-1.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.21 ¥1,615

92.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.25 ¥989

-41.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.40 ¥2,436

-15.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.23 ¥827

-35.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.52 ¥398

-32.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.96 ¥626

-41.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.74 ¥907

-65.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$3.11 ¥492

-50.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.55 ¥404

-40.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.35 ¥213

-27.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.90 ¥142

-46.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.14 ¥654

5.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.68 ¥1,530

113.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.84 ¥291

-3.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.15 ¥340

27.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.67 ¥265

-17.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.4 ¥8,756

-79.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.49 ¥552

-10.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.90 ¥459

-63.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$20.98 ¥3,317

-34.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.23 ¥194

8.94%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

18.23%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

95.36%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$145 ¥22.9K

-15.77%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.43 ¥4,338

-50.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.86 ¥5,355

-45.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.4 ¥8,919

9.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.91 ¥2,199

20.06%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.33 ¥1,950

-26.28%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$277 ¥43.8K

153.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.3K ¥2.1M

19.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$43.63 ¥6,899

34.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.90 ¥4,729

15.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$60.7 ¥9,603

85.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$92.1 ¥14.6K

-8.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$477 ¥75.4K

27.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$324 ¥51.2K

34.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$853 ¥134.9K

142.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$671 ¥106.2K

119.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,231 ¥669.1K

5.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,541 ¥401.8K

17.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,583 ¥250.4K

-65.43%

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 Morioka: January 10, 2026

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