Phuket vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Phuket | Suzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Phuket is 8% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5827th and 6198th ($940 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 3351st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 48 km or 30 mi |  Ao Nang | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | Krabi | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Ko Lanta | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Surat Thani | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ko Lipe | |
| 231 km or 143 mi |  Langkawi | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Hat Yai | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Ko Samui | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Kangar | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ko Pha-ngan | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Ko Tao | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Alor Setar | |
| 331 km or 206 mi |  Lhokseumawe | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Sungai Petani | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | George Town | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Butterworth | |
| 384 km or 238 mi | Langsa | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Taiping | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Banda Aceh | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Ipoh | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Medan | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Binjai | |
| 507 km or 315 mi |  Myeik | |
| 514 km or 319 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 548 km or 340 mi | Hua Hin | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 569 km or 353 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 625 km or 388 mi | Nong Prue | |
| 625 km or 389 mi | Pattaya | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Klang | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 638 km or 396 mi |  Sihanoukville | |
| 638 km or 396 mi | Ko Chang | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 641 km or 398 mi | Laem Chabang | |
| 641 km or 398 mi | Kuala Lumpur |
Cities near Suzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |