Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Liuzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Liuzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.2% more expensive than Liuzhou without rent, and 76.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 40.7% more expensive than Liuzhou without rent, and 121.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿148
$2.57 ¥17.75
80.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,463
$15.10 ¥104
205.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$3.76 ¥26.00
132.45%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.4
$3.43 ¥23.69
-11.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.85
$0.54 ¥3.71
33.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.41
$0.25 ¥1.74
56.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.4
$0.87 ¥6.03
180.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$2.05 ¥14.17
84.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.0
$1.62 ¥11.22
32.10%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.0
$2.18 ¥15.06
-14.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.4
$1.72 ¥11.91
27.33%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.2
$1.47 ¥10.15
53.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿626
$12.61 ¥87.1
56.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.39 ¥23.41
11.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿430
$10.65 ¥73.6
27.23%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$1.68 ¥11.61
93.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.0
$1.04 ¥7.17
60.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.9
$1.41 ¥9.76
69.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.4
$2.13 ¥14.69
-1.88%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.50
$0.67 ¥4.61
128.36%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.89
$0.96 ¥6.66
57.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$0.84 ¥5.84
17.86%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.33
$1.08 ¥7.47
-52.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿136
$3.62 ¥25.01
17.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿644
$9.69 ¥67.0
109.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.8
$0.78 ¥5.38
129.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.8
$2.72 ¥18.77
1.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.54
$0.27 ¥1.84
418.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿371
$16.96 ¥117
-31.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.7
$1.37 ¥9.48
127.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.55
$0.28 ¥1.94
253.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿436
$6.83 ¥47.17
101.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.84
$1.27 ¥8.76
3.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿863.9K
$15.8K ¥109.3K
72.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$12.7K ¥88.0K
167.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,819
$45.54 ¥315
164.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿442
$9.52 ¥65.8
46.32%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿581
$10.51 ¥72.6
74.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,933
$74.8 ¥517
-18.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿547
$13.96 ¥96.4
23.42%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$4.83 ¥33.40
80.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$228 ¥1,575
206.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿499.1K
$17.1K ¥118.0K
-7.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,828
$37.90 ¥262
52.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,086
$22.83 ¥158
49.98%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,590
$60.2 ¥416
87.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,690
$51.3 ¥355
65.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.2K
$223 ¥1,540
170.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$172 ¥1,186
154.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.2K
$395 ¥2,733
420.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.5K
$299 ¥2,067
400.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.9K
$3,163 ¥21.9K
34.44%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.8K
$1,951 ¥13.5K
53.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.8K
$586 ¥4,049
-9.69%
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 Liuzhou: March 2, 2026

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