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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 29.5% cheaper than Tokushima without rent, and 4.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.7% cheaper than Tokushima without rent, and 16.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$8.08 ¥1,270
-42.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.14 ¥5,364
35.06%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$6.13 ¥963
42.58%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$2.95 ¥464
3.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.16 ¥183
-37.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.70 ¥110
-44.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$3.48 ¥547
-29.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.08 ¥483
23.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.61 ¥254
32.92%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.81 ¥285
2.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$5.09 ¥800
-56.97%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.55 ¥401
-11.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$17.57 ¥2,760
12.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$7.85 ¥1,234
-51.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.64 ¥2,458
-13.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$8.94 ¥1,404
-63.65%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.88 ¥452
-42.01%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$4.77 ¥750
-49.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$6.78 ¥1,065
-69.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$3.81 ¥599
-59.84%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$2.64 ¥415
-42.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.32 ¥207
-25.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.92 ¥145
-44.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.57 ¥560
19.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.71 ¥1,525
109.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$2.84 ¥446
-36.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.40 ¥377
15.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.65 ¥259
-15.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$55.9 ¥8,778
-79.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.42 ¥537
-9.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$3.01 ¥474
-67.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$34.98 ¥5,497
-60.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.22 ¥192
8.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$22.9K ¥3.6M
19.17%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$16.7K ¥2.6M
104.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$138 ¥21.7K
-12.86%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$26.90 ¥4,227
-48.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$34.18 ¥5,371
-46.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$66.6 ¥10.5K
-8.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$14.09 ¥2,214
22.29%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.73 ¥2,000
-31.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$470 ¥73.9K
48.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$11.3K ¥1.8M
38.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$46.54 ¥7,312
23.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$32.41 ¥5,091
5.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$56.1 ¥8,807
101.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$92.7 ¥14.6K
-8.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$459 ¥72.1K
31.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$324 ¥50.9K
34.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.9K
$859 ¥134.9K
139.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.3K
$669 ¥105.1K
123.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$4,775 ¥750.3K
-10.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
$6,350 ¥997.7K
-52.94%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tokushima
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$1,448 ¥227.5K
-63.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.78
199.44%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Tokushima: March 3, 2026

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