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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 43.6% more expensive than Liuzhou without rent, and 67.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 69.1% more expensive than Liuzhou without rent, and 113.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$2.55 ¥18.26
83.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$15.09 ¥108
207.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$3.6 ¥25.8
140.28%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.37 ¥24.2
-8.31%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.49 ¥3.55
48.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.25 ¥1.8
48.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$0.96 ¥6.85
148.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.13 ¥15.26
69.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.57 ¥11.28
42.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.13 ¥15.26
-15.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.69 ¥12.11
32.54%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.52 ¥10.91
46.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.64 ¥90.7
52.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$3.4 ¥24.4
10.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.98 ¥78.8
18.85%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.71 ¥12.27
91.81%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.04 ¥7.44
56.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.38 ¥9.87
73.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.07 ¥14.84
-3.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.71 ¥5.13
115.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.89 ¥6.41
67.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.85 ¥6.09
20.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.08 ¥7.78
-55.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.67 ¥26.3
17.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.4 ¥67.5
130.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.83 ¥5.97
113.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.81 ¥20.16
-0.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.27 ¥1.92
400.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$16.53 ¥119
-28.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.36 ¥9.72
131.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.28 ¥2.01
257.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$6.84 ¥49.08
99.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.28 ¥9.15
1.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$15.7K ¥112.3K
74.78%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$12.7K ¥91K
167.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$44.63 ¥320
174.88%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$9.6 ¥68.9
45.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$10.32 ¥74
76.74%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$76.4 ¥548
-20.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.74 ¥98.6
24.53%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$4.92 ¥35.31
84.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$224 ¥1,605
210.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$17.2K ¥123.7K
-7.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$38.59 ¥277
49.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$22.59 ¥162
52.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$60 ¥430
92.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$51.9 ¥373
63.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$225 ¥1,613
171.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$175 ¥1,254
153.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$385 ¥2,762
423.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$296 ¥2,123
393.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,983 ¥21.4K
42.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,067 ¥14.8K
39.66%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Liuzhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$570 ¥4,085
22.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.87
37.73%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Liuzhou: October 29, 2025

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