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
THB149.08
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.83
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.56
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB418.49
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB234.19
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.56
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.50
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.19
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.60
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.31
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.10
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB155.63
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB365.67
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB377.66
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB96.23
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB81.74
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB298.15
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
|
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