Phuket vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$555
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
55
96
🏙️ Population
77.6K
14.3M

The cost of living in Phuket is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5497th and 3273rd ($1010 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6330th and 9th 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
$5.76
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006