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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 16.9% cheaper than Yamanashi without rent, and 2.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.3% cheaper than Yamanashi without rent, and 28.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$8.18 ¥1,285

-43.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.12 ¥5,518

31.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$6.10 ¥959

43.28%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$2.99 ¥470

1.67%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.17 ¥184

-38.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.69 ¥109

-43.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$3.38 ¥532

-27.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.17 ¥498

19.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.02 ¥160

109.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$0.93 ¥146

100.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$1.43 ¥224

53.15%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$1.78 ¥279

26.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$14.01 ¥2,202

40.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$5.94 ¥934

-36.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.17 ¥2,383

-10.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.58 ¥877

-41.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.88 ¥453

-42.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$2.06 ¥324

16.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.08 ¥641

-48.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$1.82 ¥285

-15.93%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.69 ¥423

-43.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.17 ¥184

-15.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.79 ¥124

-35.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.57 ¥560

19.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$9.82 ¥1,543

106.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$2.82 ¥444

-36.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.38 ¥374

16.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.68 ¥263

-16.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$54.8 ¥8,613

-78.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.38 ¥532

-7.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.86 ¥450

-65.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$17.46 ¥2,744

-21.36%

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

$23.1K ¥3.6M

17.68%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$17.0K ¥2.7M

100.77%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$143 ¥22.4K

-15.68%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$27.23 ¥4,279

-48.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$34.32 ¥5,393

-46.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$55.6 ¥8,742

9.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.83 ¥2,173

24.58%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$12.24 ¥1,924

-28.84%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$480 ¥75.4K

45.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$11.3K ¥1.8M

38.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$46.13 ¥7,247

24.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$32.21 ¥5,060

6.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$56.4 ¥8,863

100.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$90.8 ¥14.3K

-6.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$462 ¥72.5K

30.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$330 ¥51.8K

32.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$854 ¥134.1K

141.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$648 ¥101.9K

131.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$5,360 ¥842.1K

-20.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$4,445 ¥698.4K

-88.09%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Yamanashi: March 2, 2026

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