Phuket vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$544	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$563
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	38
😀 Quality of life	57	48
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.98M

The cost of living in Phuket is 28% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5469th and 6706th ($1014 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6129th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Zhanjiang

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	Phuket	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574