Phuket vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$555	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	55	79
🏙️ Population	77.6K	726K

The cost of living in Phuket is 3% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5497th and 5718th ($1010 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 6330th and 765th 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	$5.76	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$14052

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108