Ganzhou vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ganzhou	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2136	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$395	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	26	7
😀 Quality of life	46	55
🏙️ Population	8.97M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 7% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6347th and 6130th ($812 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Ganzhou ranked 145th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6556th and 5986th 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	$3.27	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.1	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6930	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3460	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.41	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.06	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.94	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16968	$13219

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$613
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$856
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$752
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$799
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$581
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$713
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$587
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$573
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$565
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$530
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$667
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$620
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$774
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$716
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$588
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$578
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$738
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$837
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$533
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$538
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$589
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$678
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$645
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$584
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$1083
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$742
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$721
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$643
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$570
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$575
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$555
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$655
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$851
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$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
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743