Phuket vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$519
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1664
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.5
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
77.6K
7.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 38% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5827th and 6983rd ($940 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 6063rd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4059
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2821
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13013
$23251

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702