Phuket vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$544	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	77.6K	9.07M

The cost of living in Phuket is 92% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5798th and 8584th ($985 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shenyang

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	Phuket	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$25284

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511