Phuket vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2458
🏠 One person rent	$484	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$2385
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	69
😀 Quality of life	55	74
🏙️ Population	77.6K	518K

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6130th and 5333rd ($870 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 397th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Utsunomiya ranked 200th in Japan, while ranked 5986th and 1311th 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	$4.16	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$15188

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$979
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$972
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$974
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$980
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$982
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$988
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1011
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1017
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1009
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1002
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1082
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$980
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1044
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1015
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1155
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1089
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1019
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1015
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1074
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1281
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1058
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1219
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$994
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1034
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1005
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1152
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$980
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$997