Foshan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$222	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	9.5M	77.6K

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7909th and 5469th ($589 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 2948th and 6129th 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	$3.18	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$14328

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

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