Phuket vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$573
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
77.6K
6.98M

The cost of living in Phuket is 32% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5233rd and 6740th ($1059 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6325th and 6593rd 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
$6.74
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584