Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Osaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Osaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.9% cheaper than Osaka without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 4.6% cheaper than Osaka without rent, and 23.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.74 ¥1,065

-33.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.16 ¥5,404

34.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.95 ¥783

77.37%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.26 ¥515

-5.21%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.13 ¥179

-38.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.76 ¥120

-47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.78 ¥440

-13.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$4.29 ¥678

-14.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.60 ¥252

40.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.45 ¥229

28.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.85 ¥768

-54.23%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.42 ¥384

-7.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.59 ¥1,676

85.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.34 ¥1,004

-42.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$19.03 ¥3,010

-31.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.56 ¥564

-5.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.12 ¥335

-20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.55 ¥404

-8.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.46 ¥706

-55.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.67 ¥264

-7.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.30 ¥206

16.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.38 ¥218

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.89 ¥141

-46.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.98 ¥630

9.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.22 ¥1,459

123.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.05 ¥325

-13.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.02 ¥477

-8.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.60 ¥253

-14.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$35.91 ¥5,680

-68.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$4.56 ¥721

-31.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$3.26 ¥516

-67.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$23.61 ¥3,735

-41.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.19 ¥188

12.61%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.0K ¥3.6M

20.35%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$16.8K ¥2.7M

99.95%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$131 ¥20.7K

-6.65%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.27 ¥4,313

-50.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$30.99 ¥4,901

-40.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$58.9 ¥9,320

4.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$20.51 ¥3,244

-18.58%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.62 ¥1,996

-27.97%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$68.8 ¥10.9K

921.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$10.4K ¥1.7M

53.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$44.57 ¥7,049

32.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.38 ¥4,648

17.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$68.2 ¥10.8K

65.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$95.9 ¥15.2K

-11.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$728 ¥115.2K

-16.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$473 ¥74.8K

-7.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,288 ¥203.7K

60.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$811 ¥128.2K

81.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$6,012 ¥950.9K

-26.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,083 ¥329.4K

43.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,043 ¥323.2K

-73.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.81

194.48%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Osaka: January 13, 2026

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