Phuket vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$484
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$552
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
77.6K
6.98M

The cost of living in Phuket is 12% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6130th and 6458th ($870 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 5986th and 6615th 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
$4.16
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573