Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagasaki Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagasaki

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.1% cheaper than Nagasaki without rent, and 1.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.9% cheaper than Nagasaki without rent, and 27.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.69 ¥900

-20.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$21.00 ¥3,321

119.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.45 ¥862

61.10%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.02 ¥477

2.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.08 ¥170

-35.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.80 ¥126

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.39 ¥378

0.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.50 ¥395

47.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.52 ¥241

48.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.23 ¥195

52.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.05 ¥640

-45.19%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.18 ¥345

2.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.27 ¥1,624

91.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.39 ¥536

7.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$20.47 ¥3,237

-36.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.14 ¥496

7.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.35 ¥213

25.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.43 ¥226

62.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.01 ¥951

-67.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.72 ¥430

-43.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$3.15 ¥498

-52.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.91 ¥143

7.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.57 ¥90.7

-15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.99 ¥631

9.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.31 ¥1,630

100.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.93 ¥306

-8.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.06 ¥326

33.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.94 ¥149

45.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$116 ¥18.3K

-90.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.01 ¥634

-22.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$3.01 ¥476

-65.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.75 ¥3,124

-30.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.19 ¥189

12.61%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.18%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$19.7K ¥3.1M

70.81%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$219 ¥34.6K

-44.27%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.23 ¥4,306

-50.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$35.93 ¥5,682

-48.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.3 ¥8,896

9.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.14 ¥2,237

18.10%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.81 ¥2,185

-34.18%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$267 ¥42.2K

163.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.3K ¥2.1M

20.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.84 ¥6,775

37.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.59 ¥4,679

16.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$64.6 ¥10.2K

74.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$61.0 ¥9,644

38.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$318 ¥50.3K

90.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$211 ¥33.3K

106.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$853 ¥135.0K

142.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$671 ¥106.1K

119.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,765 ¥753.5K

-6.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,420 ¥382.7K

23.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,475 ¥233.3K

-62.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.67

219.16%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nagasaki: January 11, 2026

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