Cost of living comparison

Phuket, Thailand

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 9.1% more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 44.6% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Beijing are more expensive than in Phuket. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Phuket, you would:

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Phuket	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.37 THB147.49	$4.17 CN¥30.20	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.81	$5.57 CN¥40.27	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.55	$0.50 CN¥3.59	-36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 THB13.41	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-22.2%
Average			-21.8%

Phuket vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Phuket	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 THB55.67	$1.43 CN¥10.38	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.27 THB414.02	$7.31 CN¥52.86	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 THB231.69	$7.17 CN¥51.87	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB72.06	$1.74 CN¥12.57	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB47.05	$1.53 CN¥11.08	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 THB43.04	$0.92 CN¥6.64	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB17.00	$0.71 CN¥5.15	+41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.31	$0.89 CN¥6.42	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB22.08	$0.58 CN¥4.22	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB22.86	$0.37 CN¥2.67	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.66	$0.47 CN¥3.41	-10.0%
Average			-8.8%

Phuket vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Phuket	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 THB153.97	$4.36 CN¥31.54	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 THB361.77	$33.40 CN¥241.59	+211.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,303.23 THB786,587.61	$20,872.18 CN¥150,994.56	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.07 THB373.63	$4.59 CN¥33.22	-58.5%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Phuket	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.30 THB516.43	$13.28 CN¥96.10	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.93 THB17,921.32	$929.88 CN¥6,726.97	+75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.47 THB14,564.16	$492.44 CN¥3,562.45	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.56 THB3,090.48	$42.04 CN¥304.13	-54.1%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 44.6% more for childcare

	Phuket	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.81 THB23,925.37	$763.49 CN¥5,523.31	+7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,628.75 THB426,276.35	$22,913.01 CN¥165,758.47	+81.4%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 THB95.21	$1.11 CN¥8.05	-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 THB80.87	$3.60 CN¥26.06	+50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 THB143.55	$3.48 CN¥25.17	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.28 THB1,798.50	$65.46 CN¥473.53	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.74 THB294.97	$8.35 CN¥60.40	-4.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Phuket	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.27 THB2,236.86	$62.65 CN¥453.26	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 THB956.20	$34.69 CN¥250.93	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 THB3,474.10	$83.45 CN¥603.72	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.82 THB2,458.09	$107.64 CN¥778.67	+47.8%
Average			+11.4%

Phuket vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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