Phuket vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$544	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	7	98
😀 Quality of life	53	70
🏙️ Population	77.6K	12.3M

The cost of living in Phuket is 42% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5798th and 6979th ($985 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 Wuhan. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Wuhan

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	Phuket	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$9062

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611