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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5.1% cheaper than Oita without rent, and 13.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.7% cheaper than Oita without rent, and 43.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$5.56 ¥874
-16.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$41.29 ¥6,488
11.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$6.05 ¥951
44.46%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$2.06 ¥324
47.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.04 ¥164
-30.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.66 ¥104
-40.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$3.50 ¥550
-30.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.14 ¥494
20.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.27 ¥200
68.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.29 ¥203
44.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.10 ¥645
-46.59%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.59 ¥407
-13.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$5.95 ¥935
231.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.30 ¥989
-39.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$11.40 ¥1,791
18.86%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$5.56 ¥874
-41.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$4.96 ¥780
-66.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$5.23 ¥822
-54.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$2.28 ¥359
-8.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$1.42 ¥223
7.75%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$1.37 ¥215
10.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.18 ¥185
-16.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.76 ¥120
-32.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.79 ¥596
12.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$6.43 ¥1,010
215.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$2.00 ¥315
-10.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.05 ¥323
35.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Oita
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.26 ¥198
11.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$33.99 ¥5,341
-65.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.40 ¥535
-8.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.06 ¥323
-51.94%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$19.31 ¥3,034
-28.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.17 ¥184
12.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.1K ¥3.6M
18.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$14.7K ¥2.3M
132.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$83.4 ¥13.1K
44.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$26.69 ¥4,193
-47.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$22.66 ¥3,560
-19.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$57.0 ¥8,952
6.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$6.89 ¥1,083
150.07%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$10.32 ¥1,622
-15.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$421 ¥66.1K
65.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.3K ¥2.1M
18.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$39.79 ¥6,251
44.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$30.03 ¥4,718
14.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$65.0 ¥10.2K
74.00%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$93.8 ¥14.7K
-9.60%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Oita
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$470 ¥73.8K
28.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$364 ¥57.2K
19.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$751 ¥118.0K
173.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$544 ¥85.4K
175.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$5,184 ¥814.6K
-17.98%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$1,417 ¥222.7K
-62.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.5
255.33%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Oita: March 3, 2026

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