Maoming vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$423	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	27	8
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	6.17M	77.6K

The cost of living in Maoming is 21% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6780th and 5497th ($797 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6580th and 6330th 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	$2.2	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$13979

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992