Phuket vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$519	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.82M

The cost of living in Phuket is 28% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5827th and 6735th ($940 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 7140th 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	$5.23	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$17921

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529