Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shizuoka Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Shizuoka

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.8% cheaper than Shizuoka without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.4% cheaper than Shizuoka without rent, and 28.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$7.07 ¥1,115
-34.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,460
$34.34 ¥5,415
34.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$5.19 ¥818
68.40%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.2
$3.39 ¥534
-10.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.80
$1.07 ¥168
-32.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.38
$0.83 ¥131
-53.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.2
$2.13 ¥336
14.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$2.10 ¥332
80.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.9
$1.65 ¥261
29.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.9
$1.49 ¥234
24.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.2
$4.21 ¥664
-47.98%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.1
$1.52 ¥239
48.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿625
$10.72 ¥1,691
84.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$6.55 ¥1,033
-42.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿429
$15.57 ¥2,456
-12.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$5.26 ¥829
-38.21%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.9
$2.47 ¥389
-32.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.7
$3.82 ¥603
-37.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.2
$4.21 ¥663
-50.36%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.39
$2.90 ¥458
-47.24%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.79
$2.49 ¥393
-39.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.30
$1.54 ¥244
-35.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.30
$1.40 ¥220
-63.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.79 ¥755
-10.86%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿643
$8.97 ¥1,414
126.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.7
$1.97 ¥311
-9.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.6
$3.49 ¥550
-20.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.44
$2.04 ¥322
-31.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿370
$23.32 ¥3,678
-49.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.4
$4.04 ¥637
-23.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.48
$1.98 ¥312
-50.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿435
$20.61 ¥3,250
-33.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.75
$1.14 ¥179
15.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿862.0K
$27.9K ¥4.4M
-2.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.4K ¥2.7M
96.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,811
$232 ¥36.6K
-48.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿441
$17.31 ¥2,730
-19.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿579
$40.56 ¥6,398
-54.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,928
$95.3 ¥15.0K
-36.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿545
$13.96 ¥2,202
23.42%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$11.66 ¥1,839
-25.30%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$246 ¥38.8K
183.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿498.0K
$13.4K ¥2.1M
17.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,824
$44.52 ¥7,022
29.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,084
$29.53 ¥4,658
15.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,582
$67.5 ¥10.6K
67.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,684
$97.9 ¥15.4K
-13.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.1K
$386 ¥60.9K
56.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$282 ¥44.5K
54.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.1K
$670 ¥105.7K
207.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.4K
$575 ¥90.7K
160.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.6K
$6,095 ¥961.2K
-30.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.6K
$4,232 ¥667.4K
-29.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Shizuoka
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$2,261 ¥356.5K
-76.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1
433.00%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Shizuoka: February 28, 2026

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