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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 12.4% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.1% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 14.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.76 ¥972
-30.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.27 ¥4,923
35.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.7 ¥818
51.75%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.01 ¥432
2.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.15 ¥166
-36.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.75 ¥107
-50.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.13 ¥306
12.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.13 ¥450
15.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.66 ¥239
34.94%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.78 ¥255
1.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$5.04 ¥724
-55.56%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.29 ¥329
-2.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.99 ¥1,435
93.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.26 ¥900
-39.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.71 ¥2,257
-16.93%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$9.13 ¥1,312
-64.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.75 ¥396
-40.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.06 ¥583
-40.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.91 ¥849
-66.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$4.04 ¥580
-62.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.59 ¥372
-42.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.33 ¥191
-23.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.38 ¥199
-65.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.42 ¥492
26.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.66 ¥957
225.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.78 ¥256
-0.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.03 ¥291
37.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.63 ¥234
-17.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$68.7 ¥9,874
-82.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.38 ¥485
-6.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.87 ¥412
-65.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$17.01 ¥2,444
-19.81%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.2 ¥172
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$22.9K ¥3.3M
19.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.3K ¥2.5M
96.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$139 ¥19.9K
-11.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.52 ¥3,954
-49.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.17 ¥4,910
-46.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$56.1 ¥8,062
8.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$18.68 ¥2,684
-8.40%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.44 ¥1,786
-27.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$469 ¥67.4K
47.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.3K ¥1.6M
41.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$46.8 ¥6,723
22.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.26 ¥4,203
17.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$56.1 ¥8,064
105.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$92.2 ¥13.2K
-8.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$601 ¥86.4K
1.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$404 ¥58.1K
9.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,329 ¥190.9K
51.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$841 ¥120.9K
73.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,413 ¥346.6K
75.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,473 ¥211.6K
95.92%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Nagoya
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,218 ¥318.6K
-68.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Nagoya: October 27, 2025

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