Phuket vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$555
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
17
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.82M

The cost of living in Phuket is 65% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5497th and 7879th ($1010 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6330th and 7390th 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
$5.76
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$19212

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522