Phuket vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$573
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
68
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
77.6K
12.6M

The cost of living in Phuket is 107% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8643rd ($1059 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6325th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Zhengzhou

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Phuket Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556