Phuket vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$555
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
77.6K
686K

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5497th and 6285th ($1010 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6330th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shizuoka

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Phuket Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016