Guangzhou vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$352	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	97	7
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	18.7M	77.6K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6548th and 5827th ($774 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1055th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Phuket

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	Guangzhou	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$13013

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810