Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yamanashi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yamanashi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.4% cheaper than Yamanashi without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 8.2% more expensive than Yamanashi without rent, and 29.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$8.47 ¥1,340

-46.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$34.38 ¥5,438

34.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.13 ¥969

43.23%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.09 ¥488

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.21 ¥191

-42.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.70 ¥111

-42.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.33 ¥527

-27.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.11 ¥492

18.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.01 ¥160

122.77%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.88 ¥139

112.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.36 ¥216

63.24%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.70 ¥269

31.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.02 ¥2,217

40.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$5.92 ¥936

-38.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.76 ¥2,493

-16.94%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.57 ¥882

-39.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.88 ¥456

-41.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.03 ¥321

14.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.13 ¥652

-52.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.91 ¥302

-18.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.66 ¥421

-43.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.21 ¥191

-19.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.77 ¥122

-37.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.44 ¥544

26.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.42 ¥1,490

119.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.86 ¥452

-38.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.39 ¥379

15.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.59 ¥251

-13.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$56.2 ¥8,891

-79.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.41 ¥540

-8.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.97 ¥470

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$17.29 ¥2,734

-20.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.18 ¥187

13.56%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$23.2K ¥3.7M

19.32%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$16.7K ¥2.6M

101.14%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$142 ¥22.4K

-13.93%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.16 ¥4,296

-49.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$34.24 ¥5,416

-46.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$55.8 ¥8,825

10.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.86 ¥2,192

20.49%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.31 ¥1,947

-26.16%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$469 ¥74.2K

49.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$11.2K ¥1.8M

42.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$45.23 ¥7,154

30.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$31.46 ¥4,975

9.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$56.2 ¥8,889

100.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$92.5 ¥14.6K

-8.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$474 ¥74.9K

27.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$329 ¥52.0K

32.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$857 ¥135.5K

141.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$647 ¥102.4K

127.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$5,324 ¥842.2K

-16.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,673 ¥422.7K

11.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$4,448 ¥703.5K

-87.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.78

199.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Yamanashi: January 11, 2026

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