Phuket vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$484	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$1041
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	90
😀 Quality of life	55	73
🏙️ Population	77.6K	13.9M

The cost of living in Phuket is 26% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6130th and 6886th ($870 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5986th and 1662nd 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	$4.16	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$16123

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Cities near Phuket

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600