Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nanning Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nanning

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.1% more expensive than Nanning without rent, and 76.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 35.5% more expensive than Nanning without rent, and 121% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$2.83 ¥20.31
65.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$19.14 ¥137
142.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$5.21 ¥37.36
66.03%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.2 ¥15.8
40.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.54 ¥3.89
35.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.27 ¥1.95
37.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$0.81 ¥5.8
195.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.28 ¥16.38
58.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.69 ¥12.13
32.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.05 ¥7.55
71.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.04 ¥7.44
115.38%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.58 ¥11.34
41.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.41 ¥67.5
105.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$3.37 ¥24.16
11.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.83 ¥106
-12.00%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.92 ¥13.78
70.83%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.11 ¥7.94
46.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.2 ¥8.57
100.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.65 ¥11.82
20.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.92 ¥6.58
66.30%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.14 ¥8.18
30.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.43 ¥3.1
137.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.54 ¥3.85
-11.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.53 ¥25.29
22.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$14.12 ¥101
53.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.85 ¥6.09
108.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.84 ¥13.2
51.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.48 ¥3.41
181.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$14.46 ¥104
-18.67%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.22 ¥8.78
158.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.39 ¥2.83
156.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$7.86 ¥56.4
73.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.2 ¥8.58
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$21.3K ¥152.5K
28.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$12.7K ¥91K
167.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$40.39 ¥290
203.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$13.35 ¥95.7
4.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$10.82 ¥77.6
68.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$69.3 ¥497
-12.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$6.99 ¥50.2
144.78%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.46 ¥39.2
66.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$296 ¥2,120
134.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$13.8K ¥98.9K
15.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$18.83 ¥135
205.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$27.58 ¥198
25.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$65.7 ¥471
75.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$104 ¥749
-18.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$236 ¥1,693
158.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$141 ¥1,013
213.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$354 ¥2,542
468.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$278 ¥1,993
425.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,297 ¥23.7K
28.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,370 ¥9,825
110.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Nanning
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$626 ¥4,488
11.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.18
27.51%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Nanning: October 26, 2025

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