Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Okinawa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Okinawa

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.5% cheaper than Okinawa without rent, and 13.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.3% cheaper than Okinawa without rent, and 10.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

$8.10 ¥1,274

-42.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

$40.96 ¥6,442

12.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿275

$5.92 ¥931

47.64%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.5

$3.42 ¥537

-11.11%

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

$0.72 ฿22.65

$1.32 ¥207

-45.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.30

$0.92 ¥145

-57.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

$3.49 ¥549

-30.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

$4.79 ¥753

-20.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.4

$1.93 ¥304

10.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.5

$2.33 ¥366

-20.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿68.8

$4.87 ¥766

-55.03%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.11 ¥332

6.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿620

$16.57 ¥2,606

19.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$10.86 ¥1,707

-65.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿426

$26.50 ¥4,167

-48.87%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.07 ¥797

-35.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.6

$2.60 ¥409

-35.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.2

$3.10 ¥488

-22.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿65.8

$5.64 ¥887

-62.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.07

$3.70 ¥582

-58.65%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.47

$2.84 ¥447

-46.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.09

$1.57 ¥247

-36.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.19

$0.86 ¥134

-40.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿134

$4.91 ¥772

-13.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

$8.64 ¥1,359

135.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

$1.74 ¥273

2.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

$2.88 ¥453

-3.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

$1.62 ¥255

-13.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

$34.23 ¥5,383

-65.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.10 ¥645

-24.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

$3.74 ¥589

-73.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

$12.59 ¥1,979

9.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.47

$1.21 ¥190

9.09%

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

$23.3K ¥3.7M

16.68%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

98.22%

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

$120 ฿3,785

$174 ¥27.3K

-30.67%

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

$13.93 ฿438

$27.80 ¥4,371

-49.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

$32.07 ¥5,043

-42.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

$52.6 ¥8,272

15.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

$7.02 ¥1,105

145.44%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

$12.30 ¥1,934

-29.19%

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

$698 ฿21.9K

$344 ¥54.0K

103.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

$13.4K ¥2.1M

17.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,812

$47.98 ¥7,545

20.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

$29.42 ¥4,626

16.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

$73.1 ¥11.5K

54.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

$91.7 ¥14.4K

-7.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$445 ¥69.9K

35.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

$404 ¥63.6K

7.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

$952 ¥149.8K

115.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

$757 ¥119.0K

97.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

$8,462 ¥1.3M

-49.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,201 ¥188.9K

148.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

$1,355 ¥213.1K

-60.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

166.50%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Okinawa: March 1, 2026

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