Beijing vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$589	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Beijing is 1% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5355th and 5469th ($1029 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 2546th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Phuket

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	Beijing	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$14328

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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