Phuket vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$519	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	70
😀 Quality of life	53	73
🏙️ Population	77.6K	518K

The cost of living in Phuket is 7% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5827th and 5444th ($940 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 6063rd and 1535th 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	$5.23	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059