Phuket vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$544
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
98
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
77.6K
12.3M

The cost of living in Phuket is 59% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5469th and 7501st ($1014 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6129th and 2249th 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
$6.11
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571