Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Changzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Changzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 53.3% more expensive than Changzhou without rent, and 76.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 45.4% more expensive than Changzhou without rent, and 108.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.74 ¥19.16

64.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$26.79 ¥187

72.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.26 ¥29.76

106.10%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.03 ¥21.12

1.98%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.44 ¥3.05

59.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.27 ¥1.89

48.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$0.68 ¥4.77

252.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.38 ¥9.62

166.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.01 ¥14.00

11.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.33 ¥9.26

40.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.94 ¥6.59

136.17%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.72 ¥11.97

29.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$6.85 ¥47.81

187.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$2.44 ¥17.05

50.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.45 ¥66.0

38.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.81 ¥12.64

86.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.75 ¥12.22

-3.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.57 ¥10.97

48.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.01 ¥7.02

96.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.78 ¥5.48

98.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.98 ¥6.83

54.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.37 ¥2.58

164.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.53 ¥3.72

-9.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$2.94 ¥20.54

47.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.12 ¥70.7

104.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.75 ¥5.23

136.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.71 ¥11.96

60.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.32 ¥2.25

328.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$13.55 ¥94.6

-16.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.35 ¥9.42

130.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.26 ¥1.79

303.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$2.78 ¥19.38

393.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.12 ¥7.80

19.64%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$15.6K ¥108.7K

77.53%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$16.9K ¥118.1K

98.56%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$44.63 ¥312

173.31%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$11.49 ¥80.2

18.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$18.09 ¥126

2.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$39.03 ¥272

58.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.04 ¥98.0

18.95%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.37 ¥44.48

42.70%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$232 ¥1,619

202.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$13.8K ¥96.6K

15.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$45.41 ¥317

29.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$25.99 ¥181

32.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$70.7 ¥493

59.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$69.4 ¥484

22.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$287 ¥2,006

110.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$209 ¥1,458

108.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$849 ¥5,929

143.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$465 ¥3,244

216.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,882 ¥20.1K

54.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,558 ¥10.9K

91.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,137 ¥7,935

-51.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

3.35

59.10%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Changzhou: January 13, 2026

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