Phuket vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$555	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	8	21
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.56M

The cost of living in Phuket is 67% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5497th and 7943rd ($1010 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6330th and 7142nd 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	$5.76	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$13867

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Cities near Phuket

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619