Ganzhou vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ganzhou	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2185	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$389	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	26	7
😀 Quality of life	43	53
🏙️ Population	8.97M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6387th and 5798th ($813 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Ganzhou ranked 144th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6667th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Phuket

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	Ganzhou	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.09	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.9	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6104	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3634	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.28	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$13132

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$628
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$852
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$746
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$795
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$590
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$713
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$611
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$594
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$801
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$611
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$642
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$783
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$691
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$603
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$808
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$726
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$629
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$605
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$521
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$678
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$673
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$636
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$618
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$1014
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$763
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$807
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$634
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$600
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$602
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$595
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$643
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$821
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$780
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$958

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892