Phuket vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$519	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.56M

The cost of living in Phuket is 59% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5827th and 7740th ($940 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 7044th 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	$5.23	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600