Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Wuhu Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Wuhu

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.9% more expensive than Wuhu without rent, and 65.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 20.5% more expensive than Wuhu without rent, and 99.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$2.4 ¥17.23
95.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$27.84 ¥200
66.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$3.03 ¥21.75
185.48%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.67 ¥26.33
-15.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.43 ¥3.07
69.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.29 ¥2.09
27.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$0.94 ¥6.77
154.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$4.41 ¥31.61
-17.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.77 ¥12.68
26.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.39 ¥17.11
-24.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.15 ¥8.27
94.78%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.53 ¥10.95
45.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$17.56 ¥126
9.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$3.71 ¥26.62
1.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.72 ¥55.4
69.04%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.13 ¥15.26
53.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.63 ¥11.66
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.59 ¥11.39
50.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.37 ¥9.83
45.26%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.65 ¥4.65
135.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.15 ¥8.24
29.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.56 ¥4.05
82.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.51 ¥3.64
-5.88%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.08 ¥29.26
5.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.63 ¥69.1
125.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.8 ¥5.72
121.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.78 ¥19.94
0.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.27 ¥1.93
400.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$16.81 ¥121
-30.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.86 ¥13.36
69.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.35 ¥2.54
185.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$8.21 ¥58.9
66.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.15 ¥8.23
13.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$20.7K ¥148.4K
32.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$24.1K ¥172.8K
40.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$45.94 ¥330
167.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$3.93 ¥28.19
254.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$11.42 ¥82
59.72%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$41.95 ¥301
44.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$13.91 ¥99.8
23.01%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$4.81 ¥34.51
88.57%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$783 ¥5,617
-11.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$17K ¥121.6K
-6.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$54.1 ¥388
6.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$35.92 ¥258
-3.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$72.4 ¥519
59.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.7 ¥658
-7.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$235 ¥1,688
159.65%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$182 ¥1,309
142.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$591 ¥4,239
240.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$366 ¥2,622
299.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,526 ¥10.9K
178.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,038 ¥7,448
177.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Wuhu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$622 ¥4,460
12.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.86
38.08%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Wuhu: October 29, 2025

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