Phuket vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1909
🏠 One person rent	$544	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	7	49
😀 Quality of life	53	52
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 33% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5798th and 6718th ($985 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Yantai

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	Phuket	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$24056

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$663
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$656
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$674
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$649
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$655
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$645
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$657
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$618
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$681
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$761
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$640
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$608
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$536
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$501
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$558
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$605
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$579
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$748
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$667
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$578
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$610
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$869
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$526
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$581
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$677
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$602
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$608
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$700
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$668
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$627
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$588
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$684
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$742