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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 19.8% cheaper than Morioka without rent, and 1.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.5% cheaper than Morioka without rent, and 23.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$7.08 ¥1,017
-33.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.21 ¥4,915
35.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.26 ¥755
64.45%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.03 ¥435
1.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.1 ¥157
-33.64%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.76 ¥109
-51.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.54 ¥364
-5.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.1 ¥446
16.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.52 ¥219
47.37%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.52 ¥218
18.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.71 ¥676
-52.44%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.31 ¥331
-3.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.19 ¥1,464
89.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.47 ¥929
-41.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.42 ¥2,215
-15.37%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.35 ¥768
-38.69%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.64 ¥380
-38.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.08 ¥586
-41.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.78 ¥830
-65.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.01 ¥432
-49.17%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.65 ¥381
-43.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.39 ¥200
-26.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.89 ¥128
-46.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.07 ¥585
6.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.77 ¥973
220.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.89 ¥272
-6.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.18 ¥313
27.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.6 ¥229
-15.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.4 ¥7,812
-78.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.42 ¥492
-7.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.95 ¥424
-66.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$20.53 ¥2,950
-33.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.24 ¥178
4.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23.5K ¥3.4M
16.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.3K ¥2.5M
96.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$143 ¥20.5K
-14.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.05 ¥3,886
-48.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$33.59 ¥4,825
-45.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$55.5 ¥7,968
9.54%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$14.01 ¥2,012
22.13%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.45 ¥1,788
-27.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$287 ¥41.2K
141.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.3K ¥1.9M
19.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$43.63 ¥6,268
31.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$28.98 ¥4,163
19.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$59.9 ¥8,605
92.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.8 ¥13.2K
-7.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$473 ¥67.9K
29.23%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$326 ¥46.8K
35.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$882 ¥126.7K
128.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$652 ¥93.6K
123.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,756 ¥395.9K
53.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,812 ¥260.3K
59.26%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Morioka
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,632 ¥234.4K
-57.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Morioka: October 28, 2025

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