Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagoya Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nagoya

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.3% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.5% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 15.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.13 ¥1,128

-36.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.11 ¥5,395

35.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.48 ¥866

60.22%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.08 ¥486

0.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.21 ¥191

-42.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.76 ¥120

-47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.12 ¥335

13.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.05 ¥482

20.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.68 ¥265

33.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.71 ¥271

9.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.85 ¥767

-54.23%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.22 ¥351

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.14 ¥1,603

94.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.43 ¥1,017

-43.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.63 ¥2,473

-16.25%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$8.78 ¥1,389

-61.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.86 ¥453

-40.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.14 ¥655

-43.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.15 ¥973

-67.80%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.85 ¥609

-59.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.69 ¥426

-43.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.39 ¥220

-29.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.39 ¥220

-65.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.51 ¥556

23.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.26 ¥1,465

123.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.76 ¥278

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.13 ¥337

29.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.67 ¥264

-17.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$68.2 ¥10.8K

-83.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.53 ¥558

-11.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.87 ¥455

-63.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$17.32 ¥2,739

-20.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.24 ¥196

8.06%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.8K ¥3.6M

21.54%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

98.66%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$140 ¥22.1K

-12.84%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.60 ¥4,365

-50.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$34.49 ¥5,456

-46.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.7 ¥8,963

8.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$18.23 ¥2,884

-8.39%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.69 ¥2,007

-28.37%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$464 ¥73.4K

51.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$11.3K ¥1.8M

41.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$46.37 ¥7,335

26.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.93 ¥4,735

14.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$55.9 ¥8,845

101.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$93.0 ¥14.7K

-8.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$593 ¥93.7K

2.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$405 ¥64.1K

7.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,350 ¥213.6K

53.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$856 ¥135.5K

71.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$1,614 ¥255.2K

175.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,095 ¥173.2K

172.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,816 ¥287.3K

-69.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nagoya: January 12, 2026

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