Changsha vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$190	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	10M	77.6K

The cost of living in Changsha is 39% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5827th ($577 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 3100th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Phuket

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	Changsha	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$13013

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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