Maoming vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$422	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	27	8
😀 Quality of life	52	56
🏙️ Population	6.17M	77.6K

The cost of living in Maoming is 26% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6807th and 5233rd ($789 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 Maoming compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6563rd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Phuket

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	Maoming	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$16566

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981