Cost of Living Comparison Between Jilin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Jilin and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Jilin is 35.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jilin is 31.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.84 ¥20.35

$4.68 ฿151

-39.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.67 ¥148

$46.4 ฿1,502

-55.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.91 ¥35.19

$8.65 ฿280

-43.24%

Cappuccino

$3.29 ¥23.59

$3.09 ฿100

6.47%

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

$0.41 ¥2.91

$0.73 ฿23.53

-43.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ¥1.58

$0.37 ฿11.95

-40.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$2.39 ฿77.4

-53.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 ¥15.39

$3.62 ฿117

-40.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 ¥11.88

$2.24 ฿72.5

-25.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ¥11

$1.8 ฿58.2

-15.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.91

$2.24 ฿72.3

-57.14%

Eggs

$1.59 ¥11.38

$2.23 ฿72.1

-28.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.88 ¥92.4

$19.31 ฿625

-33.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.21 ¥23.03

$3.77 ฿122

-14.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.37 ¥74.4

$13.05 ฿422

-20.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.71

$3.28 ฿106

-46.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 ¥8.61

$1.63 ฿52.6

-26.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 ¥9.72

$2.4 ฿77.7

-43.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.1 ¥7.87

$1.99 ฿64.3

-44.72%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 ¥4.87

$1.53 ฿49.62

-55.56%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 ¥7.02

$1.49 ฿48.11

-34.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ¥3.99

$1.02 ฿32.87

-45.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ¥3.69

$0.48 ฿15.61

6.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.11 ¥22.3

$4.32 ฿140

-28.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.5 ¥68.2

$21.68 ฿702

-56.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ¥5.64

$1.77 ฿57.3

-55.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 ¥11.92

$2.79 ฿90.4

-40.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$1.35 ฿43.74

-78.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.56 ¥119

$11.76 ฿380

40.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.95 ¥6.85

$3.15 ฿102

-69.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ¥2.32

$1 ฿32.3

-68.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.77 ¥48.59

$13.64 ฿442

-50.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ¥8.09

$1.3 ฿42.2

-13.08%

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

$19.7K ¥141.1K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-28.11%

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

$16.9K ¥121.5K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-50.06%

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

$45.46 ¥326

$123 ฿3,970

-62.94%

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

$9.98 ¥71.6

$13.93 ฿451

-28.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.49 ¥82.4

$18.24 ฿590

-37.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.57 ¥298

$60.8 ฿1,966

-31.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.84 ¥99.3

$17.11 ฿554

-19.11%

Cinema Ticket

$6.12 ¥43.88

$9.07 ฿294

-32.52%

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

$332 ¥2,384

$694 ฿22.5K

-52.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.1K ¥122.8K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

7.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.13 ¥317

$57.5 ฿1,861

-23.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.55 ¥219

$34.51 ฿1,117

-11.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.4 ¥519

$115 ฿3,727

-37.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.8 ¥529

$84.8 ฿2,743

-12.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 ¥1,978

$611 ฿19.8K

-54.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$184 ¥1,319

$442 ฿14.3K

-58.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$589 ¥4,221

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-70.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$356 ¥2,552

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-75.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,269 ¥23.4K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-22.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,822 ¥13.1K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-36.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$429 ¥3,075

$697 ฿22.5K

-38.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

5.33

-27.39%

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

Last update for Jilin: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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