Phuket vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$573
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
77.6K
24.9M

The cost of living in Phuket is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5233rd and 4971st ($1059 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6325th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shanghai

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Phuket Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765