Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Oita Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Oita

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 7.2% cheaper than Oita without rent, and 9.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.3% more expensive than Oita without rent, and 44.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.50 ¥870

-18.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$41.96 ¥6,637

9.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.03 ¥954

45.61%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.09 ¥331

47.85%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.08 ¥171

-35.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.72 ¥115

-44.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.38 ¥534

-28.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.13 ¥496

17.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.27 ¥201

77.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.35 ¥213

38.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.20 ¥664

-47.14%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.63 ¥416

-15.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$5.86 ¥927

235.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.06 ¥958

-39.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.35 ¥1,795

15.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.52 ¥873

-38.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$5.20 ¥822

-67.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$5.10 ¥806

-54.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.22 ¥351

-10.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.38 ¥217

12.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.42 ¥224

6.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.23 ¥194

-20.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.75 ¥118

-36.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.87 ¥612

12.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.60 ¥1,518

115.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.07 ¥328

-14.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.07 ¥327

32.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.23 ¥195

11.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$34.15 ¥5,401

-66.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.41 ¥539

-8.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.97 ¥312

-46.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.21 ¥3,038

-28.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.21 ¥192

10.74%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.1K ¥3.7M

19.68%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$14.6K ¥2.3M

130.77%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$81.2 ¥12.8K

50.22%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$26.81 ¥4,241

-49.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$22.51 ¥3,561

-17.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$57.2 ¥9,048

7.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$6.75 ¥1,067

147.41%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$10.42 ¥1,647

-12.76%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$423 ¥66.9K

65.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.4K ¥2.1M

19.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$40.20 ¥6,358

46.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.42 ¥4,653

16.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$64.8 ¥10.3K

73.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$91.5 ¥14.5K

-7.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$466 ¥73.7K

30.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$366 ¥57.9K

18.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$750 ¥118.6K

175.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$559 ¥88.4K

163.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,706 ¥744.3K

-5.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,657 ¥420.2K

12.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,390 ¥219.8K

-60.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.5

255.33%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Oita: January 11, 2026

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