Foshan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$234
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
93
8
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
9.5M
77.6K

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7755th and 5497th ($627 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 2991st and 6330th 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
$3.7
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$13979

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$785
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$873
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$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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$784
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$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
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$743
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$741
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$766
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$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
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$992