Phuket vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$573
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
49
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.78M

The cost of living in Phuket is 67% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7679th ($1059 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6325th and 3611th 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
$6.74
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$9536

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943