Phuket vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$573	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	8	21
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.56M

The cost of living in Phuket is 76% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7929th ($1059 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6325th and 7123rd 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	$6.74	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$11939

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615