Chengdu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$242	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	94	7
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	20.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 26% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7269th and 6130th ($643 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1633rd and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Phuket

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	Chengdu	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$13219

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

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