Phuket vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$519	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	77.6K	8.78M

The cost of living in Phuket is 46% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5827th and 7256th ($940 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Quanzhou

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	Phuket	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936