Phuket vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$544	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	77.6K	14.3M

The cost of living in Phuket is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5798th and 3085th ($985 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6033rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tokyo

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	Phuket	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033