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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1% cheaper than Narita without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.3% cheaper than Narita without rent, and 27.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.43 ¥859

-16.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$41.42 ¥6,551

11.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.90 ¥776

79.18%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.16 ¥500

-2.22%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.85 ¥135

-17.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.80 ¥126

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.09 ¥331

14.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.07 ¥485

19.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.23 ¥195

82.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.93 ¥147

101.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.96 ¥784

-55.24%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.21 ¥350

0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.92 ¥1,570

98.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.26 ¥990

-41.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.67 ¥2,479

-16.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.88 ¥930

-42.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.15 ¥499

-46.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.06 ¥642

-42.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$5.87 ¥928

-66.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.36 ¥531

-53.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$4.21 ¥666

-64.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.40 ¥221

-30.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.82 ¥130

-41.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.30 ¥523

31.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.30 ¥1,471

122.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.75 ¥276

1.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.13 ¥336

29.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.62 ¥256

-15.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.4 ¥8,756

-79.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.52 ¥557

-11.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.54 ¥244

-31.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.34 ¥3,533

-38.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.16 ¥184

15.52%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$20.7K ¥3.3M

33.47%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.4K ¥2.9M

82.79%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$142 ¥22.4K

-13.85%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.68 ¥4,378

-50.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$30.88 ¥4,885

-40.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.7 ¥8,811

10.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.11 ¥2,232

18.36%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.43 ¥1,965

-26.87%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$285 ¥45.1K

146.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$14.1K ¥2.2M

13.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$41.76 ¥6,606

41.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.69 ¥4,697

15.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$60.7 ¥9,604

85.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$110 ¥17.5K

-23.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$499 ¥78.9K

21.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$346 ¥54.7K

25.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$858 ¥135.6K

141.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$651 ¥103.0K

126.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,986 ¥788.6K

-10.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,397 ¥379.2K

24.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,241 ¥196.3K

-55.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.05

160.00%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Narita: January 12, 2026

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