Phuket vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$519	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	77.6K	726K

The cost of living in Phuket is 10% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5827th and 5219th ($940 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 381st in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6063rd and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sagamihara

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	Phuket	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$16298

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143