Cost of Living Comparison Between Guiyang and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Guiyang and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Guiyang is 30.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Guiyang is 31.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.15

$4.49 ฿144

-36.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.18 ¥150

$46.15 ฿1,477

-54.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.8 ¥33.91

$8.77 ฿281

-45.27%

Cappuccino

$3.1 ¥21.93

$2.98 ฿95.4

4.03%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ¥3.02

$0.73 ฿23.49

-41.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.39 ฿12.62

-30.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.93 ¥6.56

$2.43 ฿77.8

-61.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 ¥14.47

$3.79 ฿121

-45.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ¥12.62

$2.26 ฿72.3

-21.24%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ¥11.37

$1.8 ฿57.5

-10.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.78

$2.25 ฿72

-57.33%

Eggs

$1.56 ¥11.03

$2.34 ฿74.8

-33.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.65 ¥89.5

$19.73 ฿631

-35.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.21 ¥22.72

$3.62 ฿116

-11.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.15 ¥71.7

$13.45 ฿430

-24.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.88 ¥13.27

$3.24 ฿104

-41.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.25 ¥8.81

$1.71 ฿54.6

-26.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.54 ¥10.87

$2.33 ฿74.7

-33.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 ¥7.7

$1.98 ฿63.5

-44.95%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 ¥4.9

$1.58 ฿50.7

-56.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.9 ¥6.33

$1.51 ฿48.32

-40.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.29

$1.01 ฿32.4

-39.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ¥3.86

$0.52 ฿16.58

5.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 ¥22.41

$4.49 ฿144

-29.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.41 ¥73.6

$19.8 ฿634

-47.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ¥5.62

$1.77 ฿56.8

-55.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 ¥11.8

$2.72 ฿86.9

-38.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.9

$1.41 ฿45.13

-80.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.98 ¥120

$11.71 ฿375

45.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 ¥9.65

$3 ฿96.1

-54.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 ¥2.3

$1.01 ฿32.26

-67.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.75 ¥47.72

$13.97 ฿447

-51.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ¥8.22

$1.35 ฿43.18

-14.07%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥136.1K

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-30.61%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.4K ¥123.2K

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-47.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.86 ¥317

$122 ฿3,894

-63.13%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.06 ¥71.1

$13.64 ฿436

-26.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.76 ¥83.2

$18.85 ฿603

-37.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.39 ¥300

$61.7 ฿1,973

-31.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.1 ¥99.7

$17.03 ฿545

-17.20%

Cinema Ticket

$5.88 ¥41.57

$8.9 ฿285

-33.93%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$336 ¥2,377

$702 ฿22.5K

-52.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.7K ¥118K

$16K ฿511.2K

4.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.48 ¥315

$58 ฿1,854

-23.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.19 ¥214

$34.63 ฿1,108

-12.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.4 ¥505

$115 ฿3,668

-37.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 ¥513

$84.3 ฿2,697

-13.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$277 ¥1,957

$615 ฿19.7K

-54.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$190 ¥1,344

$441 ฿14.1K

-56.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$580 ¥4,104

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-71.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$356 ¥2,515

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-75.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,041 ¥21.5K

$4,260 ฿136.3K

-28.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,019 ¥14.3K

$2,973 ฿95.1K

-32.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$665 ฿21.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.89

5.33

-27.02%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Guiyang: November 25, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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