Phuket vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$519	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	53	41
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.44M

The cost of living in Phuket is 40% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5827th and 7052nd ($940 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 6873rd 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	$5.23	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621