Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Koło Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Koło

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5% cheaper than Koło without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.4% more expensive than Koło without rent, and 20.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿148
$10.94 zł 40.26
-57.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,463
$41.79 zł 154
10.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$8.38 zł 30.85
4.30%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.4
$3.41 zł 12.54
-10.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.85
$2.01 zł 7.39
-64.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.41
$1.63 zł 5.98
-76.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.4
$3.19 zł 11.72
-23.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.57 zł 13.14
6.16%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.0
$1.07 zł 3.93
100.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.0
$1.30 zł 4.79
43.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.4
$1.36 zł 5.02
61.03%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.2
$3.21 zł 11.82
-29.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿626
$8.99 zł 33.08
119.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$6.62 zł 24.36
-42.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿430
$10.79 zł 39.71
25.58%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$1.05 zł 3.85
209.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.0
$1.71 zł 6.29
-2.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.9
$1.78 zł 6.56
34.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.4
$2.94 zł 10.83
-28.91%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.50
$0.96 zł 3.54
59.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.89
$1.10 zł 4.04
37.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$1.25 zł 4.60
-20.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.33
$0.65 zł 2.38
-21.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿136
$5.19 zł 19.09
-17.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿644
$7.24 zł 26.66
180.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.8
$1.08 zł 3.97
65.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.8
$1.67 zł 6.14
65.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Koło
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.54
$1.07 zł 3.93
30.84%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿371
$32.55 zł 120
-64.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.7
$2.21 zł 8.13
40.72%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.55
$0.78 zł 2.88
26.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿436
$10.92 zł 40.19
25.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.84
$1.67 zł 6.14
-20.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿863.9K
$33.9K zł 124.6K
-19.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$29.8K zł 109.5K
14.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,819
$278 zł 1,022
-56.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿442
$8.39 zł 30.88
66.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿581
$16.52 zł 60.8
10.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,933
$36.00 zł 132
69.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿547
$19.76 zł 72.7
-12.80%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$6.97 zł 25.64
24.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$339 zł 1,248
105.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿499.1K
$8,213 zł 30.2K
91.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,828
$91.3 zł 336
-36.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,086
$35.37 zł 130
-3.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,590
$80.6 zł 297
40.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,690
$96.5 zł 355
-12.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Koło
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.2K
$660 zł 2,429
-8.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$491 zł 1,808
-11.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.2K
$967 zł 3,558
112.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.5K
$820 zł 3,019
82.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.9K
$3,277 zł 12.1K
29.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.8K
$2,483 zł 9,136
20.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Koło
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.8K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.75
-21.04%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Koło: March 1, 2026

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