Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yokohama Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yokohama

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13.6% cheaper than Yokohama without rent, and 14.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.7% cheaper than Yokohama without rent, and 13.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.91 ¥1,092

-34.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$42.35 ¥6,698

8.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.68 ¥899

54.58%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.08 ¥488

0.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.16 ¥183

-39.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.79 ¥125

-49.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.11 ¥334

13.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.19 ¥505

15.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.55 ¥245

45.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.68 ¥265

11.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.90 ¥775

-54.69%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.31 ¥366

-3.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.27 ¥1,625

91.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.46 ¥1,023

-43.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.39 ¥2,434

-14.94%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.04 ¥955

-44.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.06 ¥483

-44.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.92 ¥620

-40.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.21 ¥982

-68.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$3.39 ¥536

-54.28%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$4.19 ¥663

-63.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.39 ¥220

-29.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.87 ¥138

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.21 ¥666

3.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.22 ¥984

231.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.84 ¥291

-3.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.07 ¥327

32.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.49 ¥235

-8.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$54.6 ¥8,635

-79.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.54 ¥560

-12.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$2.77 ¥439

-62.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$22.25 ¥3,519

-38.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.24 ¥196

8.06%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.9K ¥3.6M

20.80%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.3K ¥2.9M

83.48%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$144 ¥22.7K

-15.13%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.36 ¥4,328

-50.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.93 ¥5,367

-45.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$54.7 ¥8,655

12.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.65 ¥2,160

22.34%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.90 ¥2,198

-34.60%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$276 ¥43.7K

154.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$13.6K ¥2.2M

17.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$40.89 ¥6,468

44.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.53 ¥4,671

16.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$60.1 ¥9,511

87.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$110 ¥17.5K

-23.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$821 ¥129.9K

-26.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$482 ¥76.3K

-9.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,281 ¥202.7K

61.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$860 ¥136.0K

71.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$6,185 ¥978.3K

-28.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$4,126 ¥652.6K

-27.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,626 ¥415.4K

-79.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.05

160.00%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Yokohama: January 12, 2026

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