Phuket vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$555
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
81
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
77.6K
13.9M

The cost of living in Phuket is 48% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5497th and 7400th ($1010 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6330th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tianjin

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Phuket Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546