Phuket vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$573
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
77.6K
686K

The cost of living in Phuket is 10% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5233rd and 5951st ($1059 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6325th and 246th 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
$6.74
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063