Phuket vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$544	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.44M

The cost of living in Phuket is 56% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5469th and 7433rd ($1014 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6129th and 6933rd 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	$6.11	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$28686

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620