Cost of Living in Ishigaki, 🇯🇵 Japan - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 3 4 5 $626 $537 $758 $354 $75

Utilities 4 $104 $126 $209 $104 —

Internet & Mobile 15 16 21 $19 $45 $64 $45 $2

Groceries 10 11 12 $104 $311 $692 $242 $8

Transportation 4 13 14 $171 $167 $208 $77 $16

Dining Out 7 8 20 $596 $190 $449 $98 $37

Leisure Activities 17 $158 $126 $246 $41 $19

Health Insurance 22 $63 $95 $221 $51 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 23 — $17 $35 — —

Total $1,841 $1,614 $2,882 $1,012 $159

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 5 $353.88 $284 – $581 per month

Coworking Space 6 $94.79 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 4 $625.61 $626 – $751 per month

Coliving Space 5 $284.37 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 7 $3.25 per cup

Beer 10 $2.10 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $5.06 per meal

Fast Food Combo 9 $4.68 per meal

Apples $1.56 per kg

Bread $1.25 per loaf

Milk $1.37 per liter

Rice 12 $4.09 per kg

Chicken Fillets $4.99 per kg

Beef $12.48 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 10 $7.58 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 20 $44.23 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 $0.61 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $3.16 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $1.36 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $50.55 per month

Gasoline 14 $1.19 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $8.85 per trip

Scooter Rental $31.20 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 15 $18.77 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $26.42 per month

Gym Membership 17 $48.66 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $12.48 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 21 $41.70 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 — per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 19 $18.89 per pair

Summer Dress $24.96 per dress

Running Shoes $49.92 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $18.72 per visit

Laundry $4.99 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $31.20 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $3.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 158.245 JPY on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Naha, Chatan, Tokyo

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 748.8 625.61
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 405.6 353.88
- Beer 3.74 2.1
- Cinema Ticket 11.23 not set
- Coffee 2.5 3.25
28 more changes
- Coliving Space 499.2 284.37
- Coworking Space 156 94.79
- Dining Out local 74.88, nomad 499.2, expat 187.2, family 62.4, tourist 37.44 local 97.7, nomad 596.42, expat 189.58, family 448.67, tourist 36.97
- Fast Food Combo 4.37 4.68
- Gasoline 1.09 1.19
- Groceries local 187.2, nomad 93.6, expat 249.6, family 499.2, tourist 0 local 242.19, nomad 103.8, expat 311.39, family 691.97, tourist 8.31
- Gym Membership 43.68 48.66
- Health Insurance local 62.4, nomad 93.6, expat 93.6, family 218.4, tourist 0 local 50.55, nomad 62.72, expat 94.79, family 221.18, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 280.8, nomad 748.8, expat 436.8, family 624, tourist 74.88 local 353.88, nomad 625.61, expat 537.14, family 758.32, tourist 74.88
- Internet & Mobile local 24.96, nomad 49.92, expat 37.44, family 49.92, tourist 0 local 45.18, nomad 18.77, family 63.95, tourist 2.43
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 28.08 26.42
- Jeans 37.44 18.89
- Leisure Activities local 31.2, nomad 124.8, expat 93.6, family 124.8 local 41.08, nomad 157.98, expat 126.35, family 246.45, tourist 18.96
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.99 5.06
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 37.44 44.23
- Mobile Plan 18.72 18.77
- Monthly Transport Pass 49.92 50.55
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.36 3.53
- Rice 3.12 4.09
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.48 8.85
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 24.96 41.7
- Taxi Start 3.74 3.16
- Taxi per km 2.18 1.36
- Transportation local 24.96, nomad 49.92, expat 37.44, family 93.6, tourist 9.36 local 77.1, nomad 170.62, expat 166.96, family 207.91, tourist 16.43
- Utilities local 49.92, nomad 0, expat 62.4, family 93.6, tourist 0 local 104.27, expat 126.35, family 208.54, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 31.2, family 62.4 local 0, expat 17.38, family 34.76
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.94 0.61
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.36 7.58
Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space and SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) re-converted from their yen prices at USD 1 = ¥158.245 (2026-10-19) so every total matches its formula; Monthly Transport Pass restated at the same rate as an island bus budget of about ¥8,000 (unverified); Beer now per pint, about ¥333 from the ¥352 shop can; a tourist week of mobile data follows the Mobal add-on and a tourist day of transport is two bus rides plus one taxi hop, about ¥2,600 (family.co.jp, mobal.com, oki-taxi.or.jp)

Ishigaki cost of living