Phuket vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$544	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.56M

The cost of living in Phuket is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5469th and 7790th ($1014 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6129th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shaoyang

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	Phuket	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599