Phuket vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$519	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.98M

The cost of living in Phuket is 23% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5827th and 6602nd ($940 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 6063rd and 6725th 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	$5.23	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$18959

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575