Phuket vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$484
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$658
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
7
17
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
77.6K
9.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 49% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6130th and 7809th ($870 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5986th and 7081st 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
$4.16
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$13369

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532