Phuket vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$544	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 50% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5798th and 7219th ($985 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6033rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Zhumadian

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	Phuket	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$9322

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525