Chongqing vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$180	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	87	7
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8185th and 5469th ($561 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 2237th and 6129th 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	$2.82	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$14328

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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