Phuket vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$555
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
55
76
🏙️ Population
77.6K
17.5M

The cost of living in Phuket is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5497th and 5618th ($1010 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6330th and 1163rd 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
$5.76
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648