Okayama vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Okayama Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$364
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
68
7
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
720K
77.6K

The cost of living in Okayama is 0.6% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5836th and 5798th ($980 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3256th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Okayama vs Phuket infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Okayama vs Phuket

Prices for goods and services in Okayama and Phuket are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Okayama Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$13132

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892