Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nishinomiya Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nishinomiya

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.2% cheaper than Nishinomiya without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 0.2% cheaper than Nishinomiya without rent, and 22.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$6.78 ¥1,065
-31.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.29 ¥5,387
34.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$4.82 ¥758
81.33%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$2.96 ¥465
2.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.10 ¥172
-34.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.74 ¥117
-47.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.70 ¥424
-9.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.09 ¥486
22.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.53 ¥240
39.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.79 ¥281
3.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.67 ¥734
-53.10%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.35 ¥370
-4.26%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$10.69 ¥1,680
84.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$7.57 ¥1,189
-49.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$32.51 ¥5,108
-58.32%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.51 ¥866
-41.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.21 ¥348
-24.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$3.36 ¥528
-28.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$6.61 ¥1,038
-68.38%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$1.71 ¥268
-10.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.54 ¥400
-40.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.31 ¥206
-24.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.90 ¥141
-43.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.45 ¥543
23.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.62 ¥1,512
111.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$2.77 ¥435
-35.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.36 ¥370
17.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.30 ¥204
7.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$56.1 ¥8,820
-79.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.44 ¥540
-9.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.89 ¥455
-65.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$17.00 ¥2,671
-19.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.18 ¥185
11.86%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$22.8K ¥3.6M
19.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.1K ¥2.7M
99.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$131 ¥20.6K
-8.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.51 ¥4,322
-49.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$30.27 ¥4,756
-39.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$51.7 ¥8,125
17.83%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.72 ¥2,156
25.58%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.70 ¥1,996
-31.42%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$70.7 ¥11.1K
887.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$10.4K ¥1.6M
51.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$43.89 ¥6,896
31.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.55 ¥4,643
15.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$56.7 ¥8,904
99.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$91.2 ¥14.3K
-7.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$468 ¥73.5K
29.11%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$332 ¥52.1K
31.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$859 ¥134.9K
139.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$661 ¥103.9K
126.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Nishinomiya
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$2,035 ¥319.7K
-73.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Nishinomiya: March 2, 2026

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