Phuket vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$484
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
55
54
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 16% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6130th and 6575th ($870 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 Yantai. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5986th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$23682

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677