Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Toyonaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Toyonaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 2% cheaper than Toyonaka without rent, and 4.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 11% more expensive than Toyonaka without rent, and 28% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$8.49 ¥1,333
-45.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,454
$34.24 ¥5,380
34.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿276
$4.99 ¥785
75.15%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.8
$3.01 ¥472
1.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.72
$1.13 ¥177
-36.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.34
$0.76 ¥119
-48.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.0
$2.79 ¥439
-12.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.08 ¥484
23.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.7
$1.53 ¥240
39.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.7
$1.49 ¥235
24.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.0
$4.78 ¥751
-54.18%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.8
$2.43 ¥382
-7.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿622
$10.45 ¥1,642
88.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$6.27 ¥985
-39.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿427
$15.73 ¥2,471
-13.86%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$3.61 ¥568
-9.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.7
$2.18 ¥343
-23.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.5
$3.43 ¥539
-30.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.0
$4.32 ¥679
-51.62%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.22
$1.67 ¥262
-8.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.62
$1.43 ¥224
5.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.19
$1.39 ¥218
-28.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.24
$0.89 ¥140
-42.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$3.39 ¥533
25.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿640
$9.33 ¥1,465
117.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.5
$2.11 ¥331
-15.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.3
$2.31 ¥363
19.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.29
$1.58 ¥249
-11.39%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿369
$54.6 ¥8,578
-78.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.1
$3.41 ¥537
-8.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.99 ¥470
-66.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿433
$17.47 ¥2,745
-21.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.60
$1.19 ¥187
10.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿859.0K
$23.2K ¥3.6M
17.64%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$17.2K ¥2.7M
98.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,797
$141 ¥22.1K
-14.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿439
$27.06 ¥4,251
-48.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿577
$30.91 ¥4,856
-40.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,922
$56.5 ¥8,874
7.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿544
$13.62 ¥2,139
26.51%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿275
$12.40 ¥1,948
-29.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.0K
$68.3 ¥10.7K
922.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿496.2K
$10.3K ¥1.6M
52.10%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,818
$45.07 ¥7,081
27.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,080
$28.70 ¥4,509
19.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,569
$55.6 ¥8,738
103.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,675
$90.7 ¥14.3K
-6.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$471 ¥74.1K
28.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$336 ¥52.8K
29.87%
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
$667 ¥104.9K
124.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.1K
$5,324 ¥836.5K
-20.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.2K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Toyonaka
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
-
-
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 Toyonaka: March 3, 2026

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