Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Narita Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Narita

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.8% cheaper than Narita without rent, and 1.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.9% cheaper than Narita without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$5.61 ¥806
-16.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$40.95 ¥5,882
13.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$4.92 ¥707
75.81%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.18 ¥457
-2.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.86 ¥123
-15.12%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.75 ¥107
-50.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.06 ¥296
16.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.16 ¥454
14.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.23 ¥177
82.11%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.94 ¥136
91.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$5 ¥718
-55.20%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.27 ¥327
-1.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.88 ¥1,419
95.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.3 ¥904
-40.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.4 ¥2,212
-15.26%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.86 ¥842
-44.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$3.17 ¥456
-48.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.05 ¥582
-40.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$6.13 ¥881
-67.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.21 ¥461
-52.34%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$4.37 ¥628
-65.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.33 ¥190
-23.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.86 ¥124
-44.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.33 ¥478
29.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.77 ¥972
220.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.82 ¥262
-2.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.05 ¥294
36.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Narita
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.66 ¥238
-18.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.4 ¥7,809
-78.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.49 ¥501
-9.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.6 ¥230
-37.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.96 ¥3,155
-37.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.11 ¥159
17.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$20.6K ¥3M
32.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$18.4K ¥2.6M
84.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$141 ¥20.3K
-13.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$28.08 ¥4,034
-50.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$31.79 ¥4,567
-42.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$56.1 ¥8,059
8.29%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.69 ¥1,967
24.98%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.26 ¥1,761
-26.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$286 ¥41K
143.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$14.1K ¥2M
13.12%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$41.62 ¥5,979
38.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.79 ¥4,279
15.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$59.5 ¥8,546
93.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$109 ¥15.7K
-22.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Narita
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$508 ¥73K
20.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$351 ¥50.5K
25.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$856 ¥123K
135.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$648 ¥93K
125.35%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,795 ¥401.6K
51.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,955 ¥280.8K
47.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Narita
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,295 ¥186K
-46.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.05
160.00%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Narita: October 28, 2025

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