Kawasaki vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$455
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
99
7
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
1.54M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 27% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4726th and 6130th ($1101 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 355th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743