Phuket vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$484	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$720
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	55	43
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.56M

The cost of living in Phuket is 51% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6130th and 7871st ($870 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5986th and 6810th 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	$4.16	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$11076

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586