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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 19.9% cheaper than Nagasaki without rent, and 6.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.8% more expensive than Nagasaki without rent, and 29.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$5.52 ¥874

-15.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$20.94 ¥3,316

120.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$5.53 ¥876

58.05%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$3.18 ¥503

-4.40%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.09 ¥173

-33.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.76 ¥120

-48.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.37 ¥375

2.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$2.47 ¥390

53.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.54 ¥244

38.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.29 ¥204

44.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$4.12 ¥652

-46.84%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.20 ¥348

2.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$10.46 ¥1,656

88.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.50 ¥555

8.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$20.66 ¥3,271

-34.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$3.09 ¥490

5.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$1.35 ¥214

23.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$1.42 ¥225

68.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$5.99 ¥948

-65.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$2.85 ¥451

-46.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$3.12 ¥493

-51.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$0.99 ¥157

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.53 ¥84.6

-3.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$3.93 ¥622

8.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$6.54 ¥1,036

210.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.92 ¥303

-6.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.11 ¥333

31.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.92 ¥146

52.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$114 ¥18.0K

-89.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$4.12 ¥652

-24.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$2.88 ¥456

-65.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$19.62 ¥3,106

-30.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.15 ¥182

14.78%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$23.3K ¥3.7M

16.88%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$19.8K ¥3.1M

72.39%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$216 ¥34.2K

-44.20%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$26.69 ¥4,225

-47.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$36.13 ¥5,720

-49.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$55.6 ¥8,806

9.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$13.70 ¥2,169

25.77%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$13.94 ¥2,208

-37.52%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$260 ¥41.2K

168.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$13.6K ¥2.2M

15.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$42.90 ¥6,792

34.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$29.83 ¥4,723

14.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$66.5 ¥10.5K

70.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$61.1 ¥9,677

38.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$313 ¥49.5K

93.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$207 ¥32.7K

110.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$862 ¥136.5K

138.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$670 ¥106.0K

123.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$4,751 ¥752.2K

-10.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$1,648 ¥260.9K

81.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Nagasaki: March 3, 2026

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