Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sendai Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sendai

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5% cheaper than Sendai without rent, and 2.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.6% cheaper than Sendai without rent, and 32.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.75 ¥1,061

-31.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$34.72 ¥5,455

32.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$4.73 ¥743

84.78%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.85 ¥605

-21.04%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.61 ¥254

-55.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.80 ¥125

-51.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$3.44 ¥540

-29.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.50 ¥549

8.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.42 ¥224

50.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.19 ¥186

56.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$3.76 ¥592

-41.76%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.81 ¥285

24.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$9.95 ¥1,563

98.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$7.69 ¥1,208

-50.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$9.97 ¥1,566

35.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.55 ¥871

-41.44%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.30 ¥361

-27.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$4.97 ¥781

-51.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$3.62 ¥569

-42.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$2.52 ¥397

-39.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.02 ¥317

-25.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.19 ¥187

-16.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.76 ¥119

-32.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.76 ¥747

-10.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.27 ¥1,457

119.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.05 ¥323

-12.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.82 ¥443

-1.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.77 ¥278

-20.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$47.63 ¥7,484

-75.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$5.55 ¥872

-43.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$1.36 ¥214

-27.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$19.58 ¥3,076

-29.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.17 ¥184

12.82%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$20.7K ¥3.3M

31.60%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$27.6K ¥4.3M

23.54%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$176 ¥27.7K

-31.75%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$23.38 ¥3,673

-40.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$31.56 ¥4,959

-41.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$55.2 ¥8,676

10.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.64 ¥2,144

26.32%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.42 ¥1,952

-29.87%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$316 ¥49.6K

120.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$6,291 ¥988.4K

150.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$62.6 ¥9,832

-7.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$38.98 ¥6,125

-12.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$51.0 ¥8,009

122.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$77.0 ¥12.1K

10.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$448 ¥70.4K

34.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$325 ¥51.0K

34.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$817 ¥128.3K

151.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$627 ¥98.5K

139.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$2,731 ¥429.1K

55.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

$1,454 ¥228.4K

105.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,183 ¥185.9K

-55.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

77.67%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Sendai: February 28, 2026

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