Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Changde Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Changde

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 48.9% more expensive than Changde without rent, and 88.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 78.9% more expensive than Changde without rent, and 127.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$2.11 ¥14.61

120.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,463

$16.66 ¥115

176.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$5.01 ¥34.63

74.45%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.4

$2.19 ¥15.14

38.81%

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

$0.72 ฿22.85

$0.43 ¥2.99

67.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.41

$0.25 ¥1.72

56.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

$1.09 ¥7.51

123.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$1.93 ¥13.32

96.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.0

$2.01 ¥13.86

6.47%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.0

$1.77 ¥12.25

5.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.4

$0.73 ¥5.05

200.00%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.2

$1.61 ¥11.13

39.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿626

$15.95 ¥110

23.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.07 ¥21.20

23.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿430

$8.87 ¥61.3

52.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.63 ¥11.24

99.39%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.0

$1.08 ¥7.48

54.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.9

$1.02 ¥7.06

134.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.4

$0.81 ¥5.58

158.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.50

$0.58 ¥3.99

163.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.89

$0.68 ¥4.69

122.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$0.37 ¥2.53

167.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.33

$0.43 ¥2.96

18.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$2.81 ¥19.41

51.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

$11.96 ¥82.7

69.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

$0.91 ¥6.28

96.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

$0.72 ¥4.95

284.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

$0.27 ¥1.84

418.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

$16.60 ¥115

-29.52%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.7

$1.07 ¥7.39

190.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.55

$0.26 ¥1.78

280.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿436

$8.44 ¥58.3

62.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.84

$1.14 ¥7.87

15.79%

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

$27.2K ฿863.9K

$20.3K ¥140.4K

34.07%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$22.2K ¥153.5K

53.57%

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

$120 ฿3,819

$42.67 ¥295

182.17%

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

$13.93 ฿442

$12.62 ¥87.2

10.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿581

$14.71 ¥102

24.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

$41.23 ¥285

47.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

$13.71 ¥94.8

25.67%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$4.27 ¥29.50

103.98%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$184 ¥1,273

278.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿499.1K

$7,291 ¥50.4K

115.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,828

$27.91 ¥193

106.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,086

$27.35 ¥189

25.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,590

$81.6 ¥563

38.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,690

$41.53 ¥287

104.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

$279 ¥1,927

116.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$187 ¥1,290

133.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

$597 ¥4,125

244.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

$357 ¥2,469

319.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

$3,259 ¥22.5K

30.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

$1,940 ¥13.4K

54.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

3.89

37.02%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Changde: March 3, 2026

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