Foshan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$156
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
7
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
9.5M
77.6K

The cost of living in Foshan is 34% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7900th and 6130th ($575 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1721st and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Phuket

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Foshan Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$13219

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$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
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$553
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$582
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$755
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$614
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$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
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$743