Osaka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$514	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$742
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	97	7
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	2.75M	77.6K

The cost of living in Osaka is 23% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4566th and 5798th ($1212 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Phuket

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	Osaka	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$13132

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

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