Phuket vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$544	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	77.6K	14.3M

The cost of living in Phuket is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5469th and 3130th ($1014 vs $1698) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6129th and 4th 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	$6.11	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$14795

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961