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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.6% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 22.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.5% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 43.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.99 ¥1,099

-33.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$28.01 ¥4,401

64.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$6.00 ¥943

45.67%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$1.92 ¥302

58.33%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$0.77 ¥122

-6.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.76 ¥119

-48.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.14 ¥336

14.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.04 ¥321

85.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.55 ¥244

38.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$0.67 ¥105

177.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.88 ¥766

-55.12%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.71 ¥268

31.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$16.85 ¥2,647

17.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$7.11 ¥1,117

-46.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.45 ¥2,427

-12.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.39 ¥847

-39.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.77 ¥435

-39.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.92 ¥772

-51.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.96 ¥779

-57.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$2.47 ¥388

-38.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.04 ¥321

-25.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.34 ¥211

-26.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.80 ¥125

-36.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.38 ¥531

26.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.37 ¥1,473

116.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.05 ¥322

-12.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.14 ¥336

29.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.65 ¥259

-15.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.9 ¥8,779

-79.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.50 ¥550

-11.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.64 ¥415

-62.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$24.00 ¥3,771

-42.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.11 ¥174

18.92%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$22.8K ¥3.6M

19.55%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.8K ¥2.6M

103.51%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$78.9 ¥12.4K

52.58%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$15.53 ¥2,440

-10.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$27.93 ¥4,389

-34.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$56.3 ¥8,849

8.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.97 ¥2,195

23.34%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.35 ¥1,941

-29.47%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$471 ¥74.1K

48.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$11.5K ¥1.8M

37.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$46.85 ¥7,361

23.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$32.40 ¥5,090

5.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$57.4 ¥9,024

97.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$93.4 ¥14.7K

-9.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$358 ¥56.3K

68.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$210 ¥33.0K

107.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$707 ¥111.1K

190.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$469 ¥73.8K

219.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,361 ¥213.9K

-61.12%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Okayama: February 28, 2026

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