Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yangzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Yangzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 43.4% more expensive than Yangzhou without rent, and 98.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 54.3% more expensive than Yangzhou without rent, and 137.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.05 ¥14.31

120.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$15.73 ¥110

192.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$3.41 ¥23.81

157.48%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.85 ¥19.95

8.42%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.47 ¥3.29

48.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.19 ¥1.35

110.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$0.69 ¥4.80

247.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.69 ¥11.83

117.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.02 ¥7.12

120.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.80 ¥5.61

133.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.94 ¥6.57

136.17%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.28 ¥8.93

74.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$5.70 ¥39.84

245.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$2.72 ¥18.98

34.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.03 ¥63.1

44.96%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.03 ¥7.19

228.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.40 ¥9.80

20.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.93 ¥6.49

150.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.10 ¥7.69

80.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$0.78 ¥5.48

98.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$0.97 ¥6.78

55.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.62 ¥4.35

58.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.55 ¥3.83

-12.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$2.72 ¥19.05

59.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$11.35 ¥79.4

81.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.71 ¥4.96

149.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.42 ¥9.90

93.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.32 ¥2.25

328.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$16.81 ¥118

-32.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.41 ¥9.86

120.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$0.33 ¥2.28

218.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$3.36 ¥23.48

308.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.18 ¥8.25

13.56%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$19.2K ¥134.5K

43.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.2K ¥120.6K

94.78%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,834

$44.13 ¥308

176.41%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$7.71 ¥53.9

76.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$11.54 ¥80.7

60.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$41.51 ¥290

48.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.76 ¥96.2

21.37%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.09 ¥42.56

49.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$452 ¥3,162

55.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$6,921 ¥48.4K

131.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$56.5 ¥395

4.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$34.59 ¥242

-0.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$69.2 ¥483

63.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$84.1 ¥588

0.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$233 ¥1,627

160.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$151 ¥1,057

187.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$564 ¥3,943

266.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$355 ¥2,484

314.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$2,420 ¥16.9K

83.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,763 ¥12.3K

69.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,198 ¥8,374

-54.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

3.1

71.94%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Yangzhou: January 12, 2026

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