Phuket vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$573
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
77.6K
17.5M

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5233rd and 6106th ($1059 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6325th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shenzhen

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Phuket Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$22916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638