Phuket vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$573	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	17
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.82M

The cost of living in Phuket is 76% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7914th ($1059 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6325th and 7360th 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	$6.74	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$16802

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Cities near Phuket

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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518