Phuket vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$544	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$2066
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	70
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	77.6K	518K

The cost of living in Phuket is 4% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5469th and 5190th ($1014 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 187th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6129th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Utsunomiya

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	Phuket	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.74
🍌 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	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004