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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.6% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.2% cheaper than Nagano without rent, and 23.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.98 ¥1,003
-32.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$35.05 ¥5,035
32.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$4.09 ¥587
111.49%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.43 ¥493
-9.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.13 ¥163
-35.40%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.61 ¥87.4
-39.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.03 ¥292
17.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.09 ¥301
73.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.25 ¥180
79.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.27 ¥183
41.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.53 ¥651
-50.55%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.57 ¥225
42.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.31 ¥1,768
56.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$12.33 ¥1,771
-69.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$16.38 ¥2,353
-20.33%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$7.84 ¥1,127
-58.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.66 ¥383
-38.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.49 ¥645
-46.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.45 ¥639
-55.28%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.57 ¥513
-57.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$3.73 ¥536
-60.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.07 ¥154
-4.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.72 ¥103
-33.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.41 ¥777
-20.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$3.53 ¥507
514.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.58 ¥371
-31.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.5 ¥502
-20.29%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.42 ¥204
-4.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.8 ¥7,872
-78.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.06 ¥439
2.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.9 ¥416
-65.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.19 ¥3,044
-35.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.2 ¥173
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.4K ¥3.5M
12.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.4K ¥2.5M
94.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$82.5 ¥11.8K
48.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$29.38 ¥4,220
-52.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$17.19 ¥2,469
6.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$55.8 ¥8,015
8.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$14.1 ¥2,025
21.35%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.26 ¥1,617
-19.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$281 ¥40.3K
147.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.1K ¥1.9M
20.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$54.5 ¥7,830
5.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30 ¥4,310
15.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$60.8 ¥8,735
89.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$96.4 ¥13.8K
-12.06%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$478 ¥68.7K
27.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$281 ¥40.3K
57.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$880 ¥126.4K
129.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$651 ¥93.5K
124.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,794 ¥401.4K
51.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,718 ¥246.8K
68.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Nagano
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,638 ¥235.4K
-57.48%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2
166.50%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Nagano: October 29, 2025

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