Phuket vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$573	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	75
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 6% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5233rd and 4988th ($1059 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6325th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sapporo

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	Phuket	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$10501

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070