Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jinzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jinzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 52.3% more expensive than Jinzhou without rent, and 79.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 30.7% more expensive than Jinzhou without rent, and 118.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿148
$2.71 ¥18.74
71.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,463
$21.01 ¥145
119.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$4.82 ¥33.29
81.33%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.4
$3.04 ¥21.03
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.85
$0.46 ¥3.20
56.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.41
$0.27 ¥1.86
44.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.4
$0.94 ¥6.52
159.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$2.13 ¥14.74
77.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.0
$1.80 ¥12.41
18.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.0
$1.56 ¥10.77
19.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.4
$0.96 ¥6.67
128.13%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.2
$1.57 ¥10.83
43.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿626
$12.97 ¥89.6
52.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.22 ¥22.25
17.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿430
$10.30 ¥71.2
31.55%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$1.72 ¥11.89
88.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.0
$1.26 ¥8.70
32.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.9
$1.35 ¥9.36
77.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.4
$1.13 ¥7.82
84.96%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.50
$0.72 ¥5.00
112.50%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.89
$0.96 ¥6.64
57.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$0.60 ¥4.15
65.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.33
$0.55 ¥3.80
-7.27%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿136
$3.08 ¥21.27
38.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿644
$9.72 ¥67.2
108.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.8
$0.75 ¥5.19
138.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.8
$1.67 ¥11.53
65.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.54
$0.27 ¥1.85
418.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿371
$16.67 ¥115
-29.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.7
$1.40 ¥9.71
122.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.55
$0.35 ¥2.42
182.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿436
$6.52 ¥45.06
110.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.84
$1.16 ¥8.03
13.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿863.9K
$19.7K ¥136.2K
38.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$16.6K ¥114.9K
105.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,819
$46.38 ¥320
159.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿442
$9.98 ¥69.0
39.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿581
$11.42 ¥78.9
60.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,933
$41.24 ¥285
47.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿547
$14.08 ¥97.3
22.37%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$6.18 ¥42.70
40.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$330 ¥2,277
111.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿499.1K
$17.0K ¥117.5K
-7.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,828
$43.81 ¥303
31.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,086
$30.10 ¥208
13.75%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,590
$70.7 ¥489
60.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,690
$74.6 ¥516
13.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.2K
$277 ¥1,913
118.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$190 ¥1,313
129.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.2K
$589 ¥4,071
249.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.5K
$366 ¥2,527
309.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.9K
$2,935 ¥20.3K
44.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.8K
$1,820 ¥12.6K
64.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Jinzhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.8K
$443 ¥3,059
19.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.87
37.73%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Jinzhou: March 3, 2026

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