Phuket vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$573
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
77.6K
12.7M

The cost of living in Phuket is 35% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5233rd and 6833rd ($1059 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6325th and 3150th 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
$6.74
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623