Phuket vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$544	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$2481
😷 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 7% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5798th and 5210th ($985 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 346th 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 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6033rd and 517th 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	$4.63	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$13986

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115