Phuket vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$555
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
18
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
77.6K
6.49M

The cost of living in Phuket is 48% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5497th and 7385th ($1010 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6330th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shangrao

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Phuket Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628