Phuket vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$555
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
68
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
77.6K
12.6M

The cost of living in Phuket is 93% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5497th and 8548th ($1010 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6330th and 3567th 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
$5.76
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567