Phuket vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1522
🏠 One person rent	$544	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.23M

The cost of living in Phuket is 74% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5469th and 7962nd ($1014 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6129th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Xinyang

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	Phuket	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.16
🥤 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	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$7825

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Cities near Phuket

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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$574
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$580
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$579
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$552
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$629
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$592
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$585
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$570
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$553
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$609
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$639
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$581
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$563
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$582
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$542
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$595
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$553
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$646
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$599
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$632
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$507
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$575
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$523
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$671
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$517
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$638
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$522
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$525
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$625
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$546