Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Okayama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Okayama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 7.7% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 21.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.1% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 44.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.74 ¥1,066

-33.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$27.22 ¥4,305

69.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.13 ¥969

43.23%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.85 ¥293

67.03%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.78 ¥124

-10.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.71 ¥112

-43.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.12 ¥335

13.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.10 ¥333

75.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.50 ¥238

50.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.66 ¥104

183.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$5.02 ¥794

-55.78%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.67 ¥265

33.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$16.66 ¥2,635

18.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.76 ¥1,069

-45.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.41 ¥2,436

-15.06%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.54 ¥876

-38.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.78 ¥440

-39.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.74 ¥749

-50.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.89 ¥773

-59.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.50 ¥395

-38.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.10 ¥331

-28.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.33 ¥210

-26.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.75 ¥118

-36.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.39 ¥535

28.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.37 ¥1,482

120.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.13 ¥338

-16.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.06 ¥325

33.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.62 ¥256

-15.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.5 ¥8,616

-79.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.40 ¥538

-8.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.69 ¥425

-60.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$23.43 ¥3,705

-41.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.14 ¥181

17.54%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.42%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

95.78%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$77.0 ¥12.2K

58.37%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$15.44 ¥2,441

-11.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$28.16 ¥4,453

-34.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.2 ¥8,735

11.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.00 ¥2,214

19.29%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.39 ¥1,959

-26.63%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$468 ¥74.0K

50.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$11.5K ¥1.8M

39.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$46.57 ¥7,364

26.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$32.00 ¥5,061

7.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$55.6 ¥8,799

102.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$92.6 ¥14.6K

-8.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$365 ¥57.7K

66.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$211 ¥33.4K

106.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$701 ¥110.9K

195.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$472 ¥74.6K

212.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,377 ¥217.8K

-60.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Okayama: January 12, 2026

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