Phuket vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$484	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	77.6K	9.07M

The cost of living in Phuket is 79% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6130th and 8600th ($870 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5986th and 2673rd 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	$4.16	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529