Phuket vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$544	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	53	79
🏙️ Population	77.6K	17.7M

The cost of living in Phuket is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5798th and 5948th ($985 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6033rd and 556th 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	$4.63	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$24117

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618