Phuket vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$544	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	71
😀 Quality of life	53	61
🏙️ Population	77.6K	10.6M

The cost of living in Phuket is 94% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5798th and 8633rd ($985 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shijiazhuang

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	Phuket	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734