Linyi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$173	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	22	7
😀 Quality of life	39	53
🏙️ Population	11M	77.6K

The cost of living in Linyi is 42% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8318th and 5827th ($541 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 7039th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Phuket

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	Linyi	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$13013

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Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

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