Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shiga Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shiga

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 12.5% cheaper than Shiga without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.9% cheaper than Shiga without rent, and 27.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.81 ¥1,070

-31.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$34.52 ¥5,424

33.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$4.94 ¥776

76.92%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$2.74 ¥431

10.95%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.14 ¥180

-36.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.75 ¥118

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.81 ¥442

-13.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$4.44 ¥698

-14.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.26 ¥198

69.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.37 ¥215

35.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.18 ¥656

-47.61%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.42 ¥380

-7.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$10.59 ¥1,665

86.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.52 ¥1,025

-41.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$18.62 ¥2,925

-27.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$3.66 ¥575

-11.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.19 ¥345

-23.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$2.48 ¥390

-3.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.45 ¥699

-53.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$1.72 ¥271

-11.05%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$1.26 ¥197

19.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.32 ¥208

-25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.88 ¥138

-42.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.86 ¥607

10.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.44 ¥1,484

115.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.03 ¥319

-11.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$3.01 ¥474

-7.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.59 ¥250

-11.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$56.2 ¥8,836

-79.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$4.40 ¥691

-29.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$3.32 ¥521

-70.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$23.45 ¥3,684

-41.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.21 ¥191

9.09%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$22.7K ¥3.6M

19.82%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥2.7M

101.55%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$134 ¥21.1K

-10.20%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.04 ¥4,248

-48.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$30.73 ¥4,828

-40.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$56.3 ¥8,848

8.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.83 ¥2,173

24.58%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.60 ¥1,980

-30.87%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$68.8 ¥10.8K

913.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$10.6K ¥1.7M

48.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$44.55 ¥7,000

29.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.65 ¥4,659

15.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$68.1 ¥10.7K

66.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$95.0 ¥14.9K

-10.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$476 ¥74.8K

26.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$323 ¥50.8K

34.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$858 ¥134.8K

139.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$665 ¥104.4K

125.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$4,872 ¥765.4K

-12.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,223 ¥192.1K

-56.72%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Shiga: March 1, 2026

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