Phuket vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$544	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$1641
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 14% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5469th and 4750th ($1014 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6129th and 239th 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	$6.11	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$10519

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068