Phuket vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$519	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	90
😀 Quality of life	53	70
🏙️ Population	77.6K	13.9M

The cost of living in Phuket is 37% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5827th and 6956th ($940 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 2306th 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	$5.23	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$18215

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616