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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13% cheaper than Suginami-ku without rent, and 6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.4% cheaper than Suginami-ku without rent, and 29.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.82 ¥1,078

-33.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.63 ¥5,478

33.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.31 ¥839

65.35%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.09 ¥489

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.14 ¥180

-38.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.76 ¥119

-47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.04 ¥323

17.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.04 ¥323

80.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.55 ¥245

45.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.75 ¥276

6.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.89 ¥774

-54.60%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.53 ¥241

45.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.13 ¥1,602

94.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.28 ¥993

-41.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.65 ¥2,476

-16.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.08 ¥961

-44.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.05 ¥482

-44.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.96 ¥626

-41.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.54 ¥718

-56.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.37 ¥534

-54.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$3.61 ¥572

-58.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.33 ¥210

-26.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.81 ¥128

-40.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.05 ¥640

7.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.29 ¥1,470

122.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.76 ¥278

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.11 ¥333

30.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.60 ¥253

-14.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$55.4 ¥8,762

-79.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.53 ¥559

-11.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$3.02 ¥478

-65.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.06 ¥3,489

-37.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.24 ¥197

8.06%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

18.23%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.5K ¥2.9M

81.69%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$82.6 ¥13.1K

47.60%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.19 ¥4,301

-49.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$34.00 ¥5,378

-45.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.4 ¥8,912

9.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.99 ¥2,213

19.37%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.42 ¥1,806

-20.40%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$285 ¥45.0K

146.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$14.1K ¥2.2M

13.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$20.97 ¥3,317

180.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.52 ¥4,669

16.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$59.2 ¥9,364

90.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$96.6 ¥15.3K

-12.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$475 ¥75.1K

27.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$330 ¥52.1K

32.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$852 ¥134.8K

142.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$665 ¥105.2K

121.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,714 ¥745.6K

-5.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,124 ¥335.9K

40.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,801 ¥443.0K

-80.46%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

166.50%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Suginami-ku: January 10, 2026

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