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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.6% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 4.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.4% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 27.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.03 ¥1,112

-35.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$35.26 ¥5,577

30.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$3.95 ¥625

122.28%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.39 ¥536

-8.85%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.13 ¥179

-38.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.60 ¥94.4

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.11 ¥333

13.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.02 ¥320

82.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.25 ¥198

80.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.28 ¥202

46.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.58 ¥725

-51.53%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.58 ¥250

41.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$12.03 ¥1,902

63.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$12.35 ¥1,954

-70.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$16.88 ¥2,670

-22.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$7.57 ¥1,198

-55.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.64 ¥417

-35.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.52 ¥716

-48.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.47 ¥706

-55.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.65 ¥578

-57.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$3.60 ¥569

-58.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.01 ¥160

-2.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.72 ¥113

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.46 ¥864

-20.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.40 ¥1,487

119.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.57 ¥406

-31.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.45 ¥546

-20.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.43 ¥226

-4.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$56.5 ¥8,942

-79.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.06 ¥485

1.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.88 ¥456

-63.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$20.99 ¥3,320

-34.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.16 ¥183

15.52%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$24.3K ¥3.8M

13.73%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

95.37%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$82.7 ¥13.1K

47.59%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$29.24 ¥4,624

-53.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$17.21 ¥2,722

7.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$54.6 ¥8,634

13.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.10 ¥2,230

18.44%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.48 ¥1,816

-20.82%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$277 ¥43.8K

153.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.5K ¥2.1M

18.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$56.2 ¥8,887

4.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$28.93 ¥4,576

18.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$60.9 ¥9,628

85.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$98.3 ¥15.6K

-13.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$481 ¥76.1K

25.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$275 ¥43.5K

58.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$865 ¥136.7K

139.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$653 ¥103.2K

125.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$5,283 ¥835.6K

-15.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,504 ¥396.1K

19.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,574 ¥249.0K

-65.22%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nagano: January 12, 2026

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