Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Guizhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Guizhou

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 48% more expensive than Guizhou without rent, and 111.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 78.5% more expensive than Guizhou without rent, and 159% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$2.12 ¥15.2
120.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$19.33 ¥139
140.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.57 ¥39.92
55.30%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.06 ¥21.92
0.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.38 ¥2.69
92.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.26 ¥1.88
42.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$0.71 ¥5.1
236.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$1.43 ¥10.22
153.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.96 ¥14.06
14.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.35 ¥9.71
33.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$0.86 ¥6.14
160.47%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.06 ¥14.78
8.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$13.96 ¥100
38.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$4.66 ¥33.44
-19.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.81 ¥77.6
20.72%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.58 ¥11.36
107.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.46 ¥10.5
11.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$0.94 ¥6.74
155.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.1 ¥7.89
80.91%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.44 ¥3.16
247.73%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.58 ¥4.17
156.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.51 ¥3.65
100.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.53 ¥3.82
-9.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$2.86 ¥20.52
51.05%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$7.13 ¥51.1
204.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.8 ¥5.75
121.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.6 ¥18.64
7.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.36 ¥2.6
275.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$16.58 ¥119
-29.07%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.66 ¥11.9
89.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.26 ¥1.85
284.62%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$6.73 ¥48.31
102.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.17 ¥8.42
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$13.9K ¥99.6K
97.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$15.2K ¥109.2K
122.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$26.75 ¥192
358.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$5.6 ¥40.16
148.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$8.62 ¥61.8
111.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$17.62 ¥126
244.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.86 ¥99.4
23.45%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$6.76 ¥48.51
34.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$298 ¥2,137
133.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11K ¥78.7K
44.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$34.4 ¥247
67.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$24.51 ¥176
40.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$59.3 ¥425
94.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$39.91 ¥286
112.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$240 ¥1,722
154.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$136 ¥974
225.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$359 ¥2,575
461.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$229 ¥1,642
537.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,827 ¥13.1K
132.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,031 ¥7,398
179.83%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Guizhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$697 ¥5,002
-0.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.4
56.76%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Guizhou: October 27, 2025

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