Chongqing vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$229	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	32.1M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 38% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7730th and 5497th ($631 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 1966th and 6330th 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	$2.93	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$13979

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$595
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$625
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$618
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$701
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$588
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$625
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$643
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$615
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$630
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$640
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$575
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$640
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$688
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$612
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$615
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$600
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$549
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$600
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$598
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$635
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$582
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$641
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$563
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$631
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$602
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$616
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$588
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$593
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$614
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$560

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992