Phuket vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$519	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	77.6K	824K

The cost of living in Phuket is 18% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5827th and 4649th ($940 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6063rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sakai

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	Phuket	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$8371

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046