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 10.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.9% cheaper than Yokohama without rent, and 16.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$6.74 ¥1,067

-31.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$42.17 ¥6,677

9.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$5.52 ¥875

58.33%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$3.07 ¥487

-0.98%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.19 ¥189

-39.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.80 ¥127

-51.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.05 ¥324

19.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.14 ¥498

20.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.52 ¥241

40.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.74 ¥276

6.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$4.85 ¥767

-54.85%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.31 ¥366

-2.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$9.97 ¥1,579

97.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$6.29 ¥995

-39.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$15.73 ¥2,490

-13.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$5.90 ¥933

-44.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$3.15 ¥498

-46.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$4.09 ¥647

-41.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$5.98 ¥948

-65.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$3.37 ¥533

-54.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$4.34 ¥688

-65.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.38 ¥219

-28.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.87 ¥138

-41.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.21 ¥666

1.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$6.28 ¥995

223.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.82 ¥288

-1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.04 ¥323

35.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$1.54 ¥244

-9.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$56.0 ¥8,858

-79.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$3.41 ¥541

-8.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$2.66 ¥422

-62.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$22.51 ¥3,564

-39.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.23 ¥194

7.32%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

16.40%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$18.3K ¥2.9M

86.75%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$142 ¥22.6K

-15.50%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$27.23 ¥4,311

-48.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$34.16 ¥5,408

-46.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$54.9 ¥8,692

10.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$14.00 ¥2,217

23.07%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$13.62 ¥2,157

-36.05%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$282 ¥44.7K

147.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$14.1K ¥2.2M

11.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$42.10 ¥6,666

36.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$29.10 ¥4,607

17.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$59.0 ¥9,338

91.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$111 ¥17.5K

-23.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$820 ¥129.9K

-26.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$477 ¥75.5K

-8.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,288 ¥203.9K

59.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$848 ¥134.3K

76.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$6,216 ¥984.2K

-31.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$4,196 ¥664.4K

-28.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$2,724 ¥431.2K

-80.57%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Yokohama: March 1, 2026

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