Phuket vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$555	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	74
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	77.6K	9.07M

The cost of living in Phuket is 65% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5497th and 7878th ($1010 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6330th and 6059th 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	$5.76	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$22712

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532