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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.9% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.9% cheaper than Nagoya without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$7.02 ¥1,103

-33.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.06 ¥5,509

31.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.58 ¥876

56.63%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.13 ¥491

-2.88%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.20 ¥189

-40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.75 ¥117

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.05 ¥321

19.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.14 ¥493

20.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.63 ¥257

31.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.78 ¥280

4.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$5.05 ¥794

-56.63%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.31 ¥363

-2.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$9.97 ¥1,567

97.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.33 ¥994

-40.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.14 ¥2,379

-10.50%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$9.26 ¥1,456

-64.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.84 ¥447

-41.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.91 ¥614

-38.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$6.13 ¥964

-65.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$4.00 ¥629

-61.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.64 ¥414

-42.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.34 ¥210

-26.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$1.42 ¥223

-64.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.43 ¥539

24.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.45 ¥1,485

114.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.82 ¥286

-1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.11 ¥331

31.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.70 ¥267

-17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$68.1 ¥10.7K

-82.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.53 ¥554

-11.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.97 ¥467

-66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$17.62 ¥2,768

-22.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.18 ¥186

11.86%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.1K ¥3.6M

17.98%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$17.0K ¥2.7M

100.15%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$141 ¥22.1K

-14.40%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.46 ¥4,314

-49.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$34.21 ¥5,376

-46.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$55.4 ¥8,696

10.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$18.66 ¥2,931

-7.66%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.69 ¥1,993

-31.36%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$481 ¥75.5K

45.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$11.4K ¥1.8M

37.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$45.49 ¥7,147

26.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.16 ¥4,581

17.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$57.1 ¥8,963

98.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$92.1 ¥14.5K

-7.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$583 ¥91.7K

3.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$404 ¥63.4K

8.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$1,344 ¥211.2K

53.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$864 ¥135.8K

73.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$1,645 ¥258.5K

158.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

$1,094 ¥171.9K

173.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,862 ¥292.6K

-71.58%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Nagoya: March 1, 2026

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