Phuket vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$555	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	8	17
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	77.6K	7.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 69% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5497th and 7983rd ($1010 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6330th and 7353rd 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	$5.76	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$8478

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Cities near Phuket

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513