Phuket vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$573	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	74
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	77.6K	9.07M

The cost of living in Phuket is 84% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8176th ($1059 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6325th and 3872nd 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	$6.74	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523