Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 46.1% more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB27.37
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.83
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB426.82
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB238.85
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB48.51
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB44.37
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.53
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB27.13
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.76
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.56
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.21
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB158.72
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB372.95
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB385.18
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB98.15
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB83.37
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB304.09
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
|
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