Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tokushima Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tokushima

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.8% cheaper than Tokushima without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 24.7% cheaper than Tokushima without rent, and 13.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$8.15 ¥1,171
-42.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$34.37 ¥4,937
35.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.36 ¥913
36.01%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.06 ¥440
0.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.15 ¥165
-36.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.7 ¥100
-47.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$3.4 ¥489
-29.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.09 ¥444
17.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.61 ¥231
39.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.8 ¥259
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.88 ¥700
-54.10%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.52 ¥362
-11.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$17.42 ¥2,503
10.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.71 ¥1,108
-51.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.3 ¥2,198
-14.71%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$8.88 ¥1,275
-63.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.77 ¥398
-41.16%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.81 ¥691
-50.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$6.99 ¥1,004
-71.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.81 ¥548
-59.84%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.57 ¥370
-42.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.37 ¥196
-25.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.92 ¥132
-47.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.41 ¥490
26.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.8 ¥1,408
121.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.87 ¥412
-38.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.29 ¥329
21.83%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.68 ¥241
-19.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$55.4 ¥7,952
-78.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.43 ¥492
-8.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.89 ¥416
-65.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$34.77 ¥4,996
-60.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.22 ¥175
6.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$22.7K ¥3.3M
20.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$16.9K ¥2.4M
100.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$143 ¥20.5K
-14.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.65 ¥3,971
-49.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.05 ¥4,891
-46.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$66.7 ¥9,578
-8.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.75 ¥1,975
24.44%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.43 ¥1,786
-27.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$471 ¥67.7K
47.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.4K ¥1.6M
39.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$46.03 ¥6,613
24.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$31.77 ¥4,565
8.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$56.3 ¥8,083
104.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$93.4 ¥13.4K
-9.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$461 ¥66.2K
32.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$326 ¥46.8K
35.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$856 ¥122.9K
135.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$647 ¥93K
125.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,808 ¥403.5K
51.11%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,844 ¥264.9K
56.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,477 ¥212.1K
-52.82%
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 Tokushima: October 29, 2025

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