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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.7% cheaper than Oita without rent, and 10.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.4% more expensive than Oita without rent, and 45.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$5.69 ¥817
-17.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$41.21 ¥5,921
12.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.92 ¥850
46.11%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.1 ¥301
47.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.03 ¥149
-29.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.66 ¥94.5
-43.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$3.42 ¥491
-30.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.21 ¥461
12.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.27 ¥182
76.38%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.3 ¥187
38.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.26 ¥612
-47.42%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.52 ¥362
-11.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$6.06 ¥871
218.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.31 ¥907
-40.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$11.68 ¥1,678
11.73%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.58 ¥802
-41.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$5.13 ¥737
-68.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$5.35 ¥769
-55.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.23 ¥321
-10.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.36 ¥195
12.50%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.35 ¥194
10.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.18 ¥170
-13.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.75 ¥108
-36.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.92 ¥563
10.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.48 ¥930
234.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.98 ¥285
-10.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.1 ¥302
32.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Oita
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.22 ¥176
10.66%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$34.71 ¥4,987
-66.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.43 ¥493
-8.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.96 ¥282
-48.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$19.95 ¥2,867
-31.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.17 ¥168
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23.4K ¥3.4M
16.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$14.4K ¥2.1M
135.62%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$83.7 ¥12K
46.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.08 ¥3,890
-48.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$22.65 ¥3,254
-19.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$56.9 ¥8,172
6.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$6.96 ¥1,000
145.83%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.29 ¥1,478
-11.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$413 ¥59.3K
68.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.3K ¥1.9M
19.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$40.51 ¥5,820
41.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.98 ¥4,307
15.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$64.6 ¥9,274
78.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$92.4 ¥13.3K
-8.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Oita
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$456 ¥65.6K
33.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$365 ¥52.5K
21.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$773 ¥111.1K
160.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$560 ¥80.5K
160.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,743 ¥394K
54.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,710 ¥245.6K
68.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Oita
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,466 ¥210.7K
-52.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.5
255.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Oita: October 29, 2025

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