Phuket vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$484	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	53
😀 Quality of life	55	85
🏙️ Population	77.6K	686K

The cost of living in Phuket is 11% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6130th and 5464th ($870 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 474th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 5986th and 290th 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	$4.16	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$8605

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052