Chongqing vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$224	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	88	7
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	32.1M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 33% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7340th and 5827th ($634 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1675th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Phuket

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	Chongqing	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$13013

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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