Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shiso Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shiso

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.1% cheaper than Shiso without rent, and 4.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25% cheaper than Shiso without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$7.91 ¥1,136
-40.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$66.7 ¥9,576
-30.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.29 ¥903
37.52%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.7 ¥532
-16.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.84 ¥120
-13.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.75 ¥107
-50.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.62 ¥377
-8.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.16 ¥453
14.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.6 ¥230
40.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.96 ¥426
-39.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.86 ¥698
-53.91%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.28 ¥327
-2.19%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.06 ¥1,445
91.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.26 ¥899
-39.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$26.64 ¥3,828
-51.01%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$14.92 ¥2,143
-78.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$7.27 ¥1,044
-77.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.97 ¥570
-39.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.71 ¥820
-65.15%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$4.36 ¥627
-64.91%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.65 ¥381
-43.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.33 ¥191
-23.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$3.29 ¥473
-85.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.27 ¥613
1.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$7.62 ¥1,094
184.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.93 ¥277
-8.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.18 ¥313
27.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.35 ¥194
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$33.1 ¥4,756
-64.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.41 ¥489
-7.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.92 ¥420
-65.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$21.14 ¥3,037
-35.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.23 ¥176
5.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$23.4K ¥3.4M
17.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$17.2K ¥2.5M
96.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$140 ¥20.2K
-12.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$66.1 ¥9,494
-78.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$13.51 ¥1,941
35.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$36.09 ¥5,184
68.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.67 ¥1,963
25.16%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$4.7 ¥675
92.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$279 ¥40.1K
148.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.4K ¥1.9M
18.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$10.11 ¥1,452
468.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$29.42 ¥4,226
17.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$33.72 ¥4,845
241.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$98.4 ¥14.1K
-13.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$470 ¥67.5K
30.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$169 ¥24.3K
161.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$869 ¥124.8K
131.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$666 ¥95.6K
119.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,317 ¥620.2K
-1.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,984 ¥285K
45.49%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Shiso
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Shiso: October 28, 2025

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