Phuket vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$484	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$1524
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	77.6K	17.5M

The cost of living in Phuket is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6130th and 5744th ($870 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5986th and 460th 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	$4.16	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$24305

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584