Phuket vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3235
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$544
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1720
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
7
17
😀 Quality of life
53
37
🏙️ Population
77.6K
9.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 64% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5798th and 7790th ($985 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Zhoukou

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Phuket Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.63
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.72
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4213
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$748
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13132
$15431

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$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528