Phuket vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$484
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.82M

The cost of living in Phuket is 17% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6130th and 6604th ($870 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5986th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shangqiu

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Phuket Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543