Guangzhou vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$333
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
97
7
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
77.6K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6607th and 6130th ($742 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 955th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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