Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Suginami-ku Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Suginami-ku

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.8% cheaper than Suginami-ku without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 1.9% cheaper than Suginami-ku without rent, and 27.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$7.03 ¥1,104
-33.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.30 ¥5,389
34.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$5.30 ¥833
64.91%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.15 ¥495
-3.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.09 ¥171
-33.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.81 ¥127
-51.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.05 ¥323
19.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$2.11 ¥331
79.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.49 ¥235
43.62%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.67 ¥262
11.38%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$5.05 ¥794
-56.63%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$1.58 ¥248
42.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$9.90 ¥1,555
99.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.18 ¥972
-38.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.22 ¥2,391
-10.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$6.03 ¥947
-46.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$3.19 ¥501
-47.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.06 ¥638
-41.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$4.52 ¥710
-53.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.40 ¥534
-55.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$3.66 ¥576
-58.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.40 ¥220
-29.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.87 ¥137
-41.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$4.14 ¥651
3.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.28 ¥1,458
118.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$1.83 ¥287
-2.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.07 ¥325
33.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.66 ¥260
-15.66%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$56.0 ¥8,803
-79.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.45 ¥542
-9.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.87 ¥451
-65.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$21.91 ¥3,442
-37.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.19 ¥188
10.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$22.7K ¥3.6M
19.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$18.7K ¥2.9M
82.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$83.1 ¥13.1K
44.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.51 ¥4,322
-49.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$33.57 ¥5,275
-45.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$55.3 ¥8,694
10.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.90 ¥2,184
23.96%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$11.41 ¥1,793
-23.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$286 ¥44.9K
144.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$13.7K ¥2.2M
14.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$21.00 ¥3,300
174.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$29.43 ¥4,624
16.34%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$60.8 ¥9,560
86.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$98.4 ¥15.5K
-13.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$470 ¥73.9K
28.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$330 ¥51.9K
32.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$873 ¥137.2K
135.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$661 ¥103.9K
126.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,915 ¥772.2K
-13.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Suginami-ku
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$2,884 ¥453.1K
-81.65%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2
166.50%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Suginami-ku: March 3, 2026

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