Phuket vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$519	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	52
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	77.6K	686K

The cost of living in Phuket is 0.9% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5827th and 5882nd ($940 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 6063rd and 271st 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	$5.23	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$8368

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083