Phuket vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$544	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	53
😀 Quality of life	53	69
🏙️ Population	77.6K	686K

The cost of living in Phuket is 0.6% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5798th and 5761st ($985 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 6033rd and 2988th 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	$4.63	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$21319

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103