Phuket vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Phuket Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$525
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1468
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$564
$1026
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.78M

The cost of living in Phuket is 32% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6005th and 6865th ($906 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5821st and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.11
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.5
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3160
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10652
$12808

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$680
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$741
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$699
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$573
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$495
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$643
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$520
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$506
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$635
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$715
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$514
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$436
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$540
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$608
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$583
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$951
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$408
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$464
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$532
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$494
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$498
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$723
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$600
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$594
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$684
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$703
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$579
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$631
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$748
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$622
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$673
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073