Cost of living comparison

Phuket, Thailand

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 46.1% more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 88.0% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Warsaw

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Phuket. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phuket	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.37 THB147.49	$9.90 PLN38.10	+126.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.81	$8.66 PLN33.34	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.55	$1.79 PLN6.91	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 THB13.41	$1.79 PLN6.89	+350.3%
Average			+155.9%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Phuket	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 THB55.67	$1.09 PLN4.19	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.27 THB414.02	$4.36 PLN16.78	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 THB231.69	$3.80 PLN14.61	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB72.06	$3.02 PLN11.64	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB47.05	$2.54 PLN9.77	+82.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 THB43.04	$0.45 PLN1.75	-64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB17.00	$0.75 PLN2.87	+48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.31	$0.82 PLN3.16	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB22.08	$1.39 PLN5.34	+112.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB22.86	$0.41 PLN1.60	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.66	$0.47 PLN1.80	-10.5%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Phuket	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 THB153.97	$6.20 PLN23.87	+35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 THB361.77	$27.22 PLN104.79	+154.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,303.23 THB786,587.61	$30,732.76 PLN118,308.26	+31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.07 THB373.63	$7.92 PLN30.48	-28.5%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 88.0% more for housing

	Phuket	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.30 THB516.43	$17.20 PLN66.19	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.93 THB17,921.32	$1,070.18 PLN4,119.76	+101.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.47 THB14,564.16	$832.44 PLN3,204.53	+92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.56 THB3,090.48	$224.46 PLN864.08	+145.2%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Phuket	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.81 THB23,925.37	$507.82 PLN1,954.90	-28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,628.75 THB426,276.35	$12,579.90 PLN48,427.35	-0.4%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 THB95.21	$3.71 PLN14.29	+31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 THB80.87	$3.66 PLN14.09	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 THB143.55	$4.76 PLN18.34	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.28 THB1,798.50	$42.25 PLN162.64	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.74 THB294.97	$8.66 PLN33.34	-0.9%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Phuket	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.27 THB2,236.86	$89.45 PLN344.34	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 THB956.20	$41.56 PLN159.97	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 THB3,474.10	$88.32 PLN340.01	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.82 THB2,458.09	$102.18 PLN393.33	+40.3%
Average			+26.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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