Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Saitama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Saitama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.3% cheaper than Saitama without rent, and 8.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.6% cheaper than Saitama without rent, and 31.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.84 ¥923

-22.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$35.26 ¥5,576

30.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.82 ¥763

82.16%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.04 ¥481

1.64%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.76 ¥120

-7.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.68 ¥108

-41.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.03 ¥321

18.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.09 ¥488

19.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.51 ¥238

49.01%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.76 ¥278

6.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.04 ¥481

-26.97%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.23 ¥352

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.05 ¥1,589

95.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$5.94 ¥940

-38.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.16 ¥2,397

-13.65%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.14 ¥971

-44.95%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.35 ¥213

25.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.09 ¥647

-43.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.00 ¥949

-67.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$3.21 ¥507

-51.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.70 ¥268

-11.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.34 ¥212

-26.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.87 ¥137

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.22 ¥668

3.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.75 ¥1,541

111.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.83 ¥289

-3.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.14 ¥339

28.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.68 ¥266

-18.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.5 ¥8,777

-79.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.55 ¥562

-12.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.96 ¥468

-64.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.56 ¥3,567

-39.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.24 ¥196

8.06%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.36%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.5K ¥2.9M

81.16%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$143 ¥22.6K

-14.56%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$19.68 ¥3,113

-30.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.54 ¥5,305

-44.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$67.4 ¥10.7K

-8.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.13 ¥2,235

18.19%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.07 ¥1,908

-24.69%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$283 ¥44.8K

148.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.9K ¥2.2M

15.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$37.54 ¥5,937

56.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$28.03 ¥4,432

22.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$59.8 ¥9,460

88.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$70.6 ¥11.2K

19.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$429 ¥67.9K

41.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$251 ¥39.6K

73.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$881 ¥139.3K

134.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$669 ¥105.7K

120.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,617 ¥730.2K

-3.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,199 ¥347.8K

35.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,528 ¥241.7K

-64.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.86

186.56%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Saitama: January 11, 2026

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