Ganzhou vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$484	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	26	7
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	8.97M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 12% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6243rd and 5469th ($897 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6997th and 6129th 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	$3.53	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$14328

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878

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