Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Tokyo is 36.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 38% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tokyo is 32.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.48 ¥1,341

$4.51 ฿142

88.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.65 ¥7,536

$46.08 ฿1,449

3.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.64 ¥891

$8.78 ฿276

-35.76%

Cappuccino

$3.66 ¥579

$3.09 ฿97.0

18.45%

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

$1.25 ¥197

$0.70 ฿21.97

78.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 ¥143

$0.40 ฿12.46

127.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.06 ¥642

$2.40 ฿75.5

69.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.52 ¥872

$3.68 ฿116

50.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 ¥255

$2.25 ฿70.6

-28.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 ¥240

$1.87 ฿58.8

-18.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.50 ¥870

$2.22 ฿69.8

147.75%

Eggs

$2.31 ¥365

$2.23 ฿70.1

3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.84 ¥2,506

$19.68 ฿619

-19.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 ¥1,264

$3.66 ฿115

118.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.96 ¥3,631

$13.09 ฿411

75.40%

Apples (1kg)

$5.25 ¥830

$3.38 ฿106

55.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.65 ¥419

$1.69 ฿53.3

56.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.97 ¥944

$2.33 ฿73.2

156.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.96 ¥943

$1.98 ฿62.4

201.01%

Potato (1kg)

$3.32 ¥525

$1.55 ฿48.77

114.19%

Onion (1kg)

$3.43 ¥543

$1.51 ฿47.42

127.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 ¥237

$0.98 ฿30.84

53.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 ¥147

$0.48 ฿15.01

93.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 ¥673

$4.35 ฿137

-2.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.27 ¥1,466

$20.65 ฿649

-55.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.10 ¥332

$1.77 ฿55.8

18.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ¥472

$2.75 ฿86.6

8.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.48 ¥235

$1.37 ฿43.19

8.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.2 ¥13.2K

$11.36 ฿357

632.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.51 ¥555

$3.11 ฿97.8

12.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.96 ¥468

$1.05 ฿32.96

181.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.80 ¥4,081

$13.72 ฿431

88.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ¥196

$1.34 ฿42.16

-7.46%

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

$23.1K ¥3.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-16.49%

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

$17.6K ¥2.8M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-47.65%

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

$165 ¥26.1K

$122 ฿3,835

35.10%

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

$25.90 ¥4,097

$13.61 ฿428

90.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.78 ¥5,342

$18.49 ฿581

82.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$70.8 ¥11.2K

$61.7 ฿1,939

14.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.40 ¥3,226

$16.70 ฿525

22.16%

Cinema Ticket

$13.25 ¥2,095

$9.09 ฿286

45.76%

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

$497 ¥78.6K

$702 ฿22.1K

-29.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.4K ¥2.4M

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-4.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.9 ¥9,796

$58.9 ฿1,851

5.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.47 ¥6,400

$34.41 ฿1,082

17.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.7 ¥10.2K

$113 ฿3,545

-42.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.1 ¥14.7K

$84.7 ฿2,662

9.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,091 ¥172.5K

$606 ฿19.1K

80.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$608 ¥96.1K

$435 ฿13.7K

39.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,695 ¥426.2K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

30.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,320 ¥208.7K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-10.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.3K ¥1.6M

$4,445 ฿139.8K

132.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,664 ¥737.7K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

56.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,551 ¥403.5K

$547 ฿17.2K

366.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

5.33

-67.73%

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

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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