Phuket vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$555
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
49
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.78M

The cost of living in Phuket is 56% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5497th and 7630th ($1010 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6330th and 3354th 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
$5.76
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$9745

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$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954