Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagano Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagano

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.1% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 6.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.1% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 22.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.74 ¥1,059

-31.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.06 ¥5,508

31.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$3.90 ¥612

124.10%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.37 ¥529

-9.79%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.08 ¥169

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.65 ¥102

-40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.04 ¥320

19.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.11 ¥332

79.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.31 ¥205

63.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.23 ¥193

51.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.62 ¥726

-52.60%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.58 ¥248

42.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$12.28 ¥1,930

60.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$12.40 ¥1,949

-69.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$16.84 ¥2,646

-19.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$7.74 ¥1,216

-58.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.56 ¥403

-34.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.53 ¥711

-47.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.60 ¥722

-54.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.58 ¥562

-57.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$3.63 ¥570

-58.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.06 ¥167

-6.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.67 ¥105

-23.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$5.57 ¥876

-23.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.72 ¥1,528

108.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.60 ¥408

-31.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$3.51 ¥552

-21.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.47 ¥231

-4.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$56.0 ¥8,795

-79.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.18 ¥500

-2.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.99 ¥470

-66.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$21.21 ¥3,333

-35.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.14 ¥179

15.79%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$24.5K ¥3.9M

10.98%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

101.63%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$83.2 ¥13.1K

44.68%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$30.01 ¥4,715

-53.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$17.32 ¥2,721

5.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$55.9 ¥8,777

9.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$14.03 ¥2,204

22.81%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$11.50 ¥1,807

-24.26%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$284 ¥44.7K

145.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$13.2K ¥2.1M

19.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$43.57 ¥6,846

32.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.29 ¥4,603

16.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$59.9 ¥9,416

88.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$96.6 ¥15.2K

-12.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$490 ¥77.0K

23.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$276 ¥43.4K

57.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$881 ¥138.4K

133.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$662 ¥104.0K

126.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$5,450 ¥856.3K

-21.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,610 ¥252.9K

-67.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

166.50%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Nagano: March 1, 2026

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