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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.5% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 20.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.5% cheaper than Okayama without rent, and 41.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$6.74 ¥1,069

-31.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,498

$28.14 ¥4,464

66.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$5.92 ¥940

46.96%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$1.89 ¥299

54.50%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$0.77 ¥123

-11.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.67

$0.76 ¥120

-47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$2.14 ¥339

17.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$2.09 ¥332

81.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$1.50 ¥239

44.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.2

$0.67 ¥106

180.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$4.95 ¥786

-56.36%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$1.62 ¥257

37.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$16.88 ¥2,678

15.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$7.11 ¥1,128

-46.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$15.32 ¥2,431

-12.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$5.56 ¥882

-41.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$2.78 ¥441

-42.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$4.90 ¥778

-52.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$4.88 ¥774

-57.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$2.49 ¥395

-35.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.15

$2.06 ¥327

-30.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.92

$1.33 ¥211

-22.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.35

$0.78 ¥123

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$3.45 ¥547

30.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$9.67 ¥1,534

98.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$2.04 ¥323

-10.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$2.04 ¥323

31.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.05

$1.59 ¥253

-13.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

$56.5 ¥8,964

-79.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$3.46 ¥549

-10.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.10

$2.61 ¥414

-61.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$23.84 ¥3,783

-42.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.50

$1.09 ¥173

19.27%

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

$27.4K ฿874.8K

$23.0K ¥3.6M

19.06%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$17.3K ¥2.7M

90.91%

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

$125 ฿3,994

$77.1 ¥12.2K

62.06%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$15.53 ¥2,464

-11.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$27.51 ¥4,364

-32.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$56.5 ¥8,958

7.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$13.82 ¥2,193

24.10%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$12.55 ¥1,992

-28.21%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$468 ¥74.3K

48.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.3K

$11.3K ¥1.8M

42.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,894

$46.03 ¥7,304

28.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$31.69 ¥5,029

10.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,653

$56.6 ¥8,986

101.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,744

$91.9 ¥14.6K

-6.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$366 ¥58.1K

69.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$208 ¥32.9K

110.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.4K

$720 ¥114.2K

188.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.3K

$470 ¥74.6K

220.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$1,357 ¥215.3K

-61.06%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Okayama: April 11, 2026

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