Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dongguan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dongguan

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 30.3% more expensive than Dongguan without rent, and 66.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 31.8% more expensive than Dongguan without rent, and 102.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$2.41 ¥16.68

92.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$20.75 ¥144

122.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$4.43 ¥30.65

97.29%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$2.63 ¥18.18

15.59%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$0.42 ¥2.90

71.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.27 ¥1.85

44.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$1.18 ¥8.16

106.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.20 ¥15.23

72.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.68 ¥11.65

27.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.50 ¥10.40

24.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$0.93 ¥6.42

135.48%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$1.77 ¥12.27

27.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$12.91 ¥89.3

52.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.88 ¥26.86

-2.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$11.44 ¥79.2

18.44%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.82 ¥12.59

78.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$1.40 ¥9.72

19.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$1.81 ¥12.53

32.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$1.40 ¥9.68

49.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$0.94 ¥6.50

62.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.42 ¥9.80

6.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$0.65 ¥4.51

52.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$0.59 ¥4.05

-13.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$2.71 ¥18.75

57.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$13.52 ¥93.6

50.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$0.89 ¥6.16

101.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$1.93 ¥13.34

43.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.27 ¥1.86

418.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$21.13 ¥146

-44.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$1.27 ¥8.79

144.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$0.34 ¥2.37

191.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$5.51 ¥38.15

149.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.12 ¥7.75

17.86%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$20.6K ¥142.6K

32.21%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$20.6K ¥142.8K

65.35%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$62.0 ¥429

94.35%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$8.24 ¥57.0

69.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$12.17 ¥84.2

50.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$60.7 ¥420

0.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$13.45 ¥93.1

28.10%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$6.92 ¥47.88

25.87%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$462 ¥3,198

51.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$20.7K ¥143.0K

-23.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$29.84 ¥207

93.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$24.28 ¥168

41.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$60.8 ¥421

86.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$37.97 ¥263

123.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$351 ¥2,432

71.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$211 ¥1,457

107.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$680 ¥4,707

202.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$409 ¥2,833

265.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$6,598 ¥45.7K

-35.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$3,677 ¥25.4K

-18.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$794 ¥5,496

-33.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.04

31.93%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Dongguan: March 2, 2026

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