Phuket vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$544
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
57
44
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.82M

The cost of living in Phuket is 70% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5469th and 7835th ($1014 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6129th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$17107

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$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517