Phuket vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$484
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
77.6K
12.7M

The cost of living in Phuket is 15% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6130th and 5170th ($870 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5986th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Suzhou

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Phuket Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645