Chengdu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$251	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	94	7
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	20.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 33% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7209th and 5798th ($660 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1933rd and 6033rd 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	$2.91	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$13132

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892