Phuket vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$519	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$745
😷 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 48% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5827th and 7314th ($940 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6063rd and 7150th 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	$5.23	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$8598

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504