Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lodz Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lodz

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.6% more expensive than Lodz without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 0.8% more expensive than Lodz without rent, and 13.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 เธฟ151
$10.94 zล‚ย 40.36
-57.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 เธฟ1,502
$47.21 zล‚ย 174
-1.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 เธฟ280
$8.26 zล‚ย 30.45
4.72%
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ100
$3.6 zล‚ย 13.29
-14.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 เธฟ23.53
$1.82 zล‚ย 6.73
-59.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 เธฟ11.95
$1.63 zล‚ย 6.01
-77.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 เธฟ77.4
$3.34 zล‚ย 12.33
-28.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 เธฟ117
$4.15 zล‚ย 15.31
-12.77%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 เธฟ72.5
$1.03 zล‚ย 3.8
117.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 เธฟ58.2
$1.18 zล‚ย 4.33
52.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 เธฟ72.3
$1.22 zล‚ย 4.49
83.61%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ72.1
$3 zล‚ย 11.08
-25.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 เธฟ625
$8.44 zล‚ย 31.13
128.79%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 เธฟ122
$6.86 zล‚ย 25.29
-45.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 เธฟ422
$10.89 zล‚ย 40.16
19.83%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 เธฟ106
$1.19 zล‚ย 4.4
175.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 เธฟ52.6
$1.8 zล‚ย 6.63
-9.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 เธฟ77.7
$1.97 zล‚ย 7.28
21.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 เธฟ64.3
$2.95 zล‚ย 10.89
-32.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 เธฟ49.62
$0.9 zล‚ย 3.33
70.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 เธฟ48.11
$1.19 zล‚ย 4.37
25.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 เธฟ32.87
$1.15 zล‚ย 4.25
-11.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.61
$0.59 zล‚ย 2.18
-18.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 เธฟ140
$5.14 zล‚ย 18.95
-15.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 เธฟ702
$7.31 zล‚ย 26.96
196.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ57.3
$1.22 zล‚ย 4.5
45.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 เธฟ90.4
$1.95 zล‚ย 7.2
43.08%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 เธฟ43.74
$1.21 zล‚ย 4.47
11.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 เธฟ380
$46.32 zล‚ย 171
-74.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 เธฟ102
$2.14 zล‚ย 7.89
47.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 เธฟ32.3
$0.48 zล‚ย 1.76
108.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 เธฟ442
$9.29 zล‚ย 34.25
46.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 เธฟ42.2
$1.69 zล‚ย 6.22
-23.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K เธฟ885.2K
$33K zล‚ย 121.7K
-17.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K เธฟ1.1M
$29.3K zล‚ย 107.9K
15.89%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 เธฟ3,970
$331 zล‚ย 1,222
-62.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 เธฟ451
$8.54 zล‚ย 31.48
63.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 เธฟ590
$16.97 zล‚ย 62.6
7.48%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 เธฟ1,966
$42.77 zล‚ย 158
42.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 เธฟ554
$26.23 zล‚ย 96.7
-34.77%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 เธฟ294
$8.22 zล‚ย 30.31
10.34%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 เธฟ22.5K
$332 zล‚ย 1,224
109.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K เธฟ514.4K
$9,636 zล‚ย 35.5K
64.97%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 เธฟ1,861
$90.6 zล‚ย 334
-36.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 เธฟ1,117
$30.59 zล‚ย 113
12.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 เธฟ3,727
$76 zล‚ย 280
51.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 เธฟ2,743
$96.6 zล‚ย 356
-12.24%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 เธฟ19.8K
$636 zล‚ย 2,344
-3.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 เธฟ14.3K
$479 zล‚ย 1,765
-7.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 เธฟ65.2K
$1,107 zล‚ย 4,081
82.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 เธฟ47.2K
$874 zล‚ย 3,222
67.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 เธฟ137.3K
$2,998 zล‚ย 11.1K
41.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 เธฟ93.4K
$2,359 zล‚ย 8,698
22.38%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lodz
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 เธฟ22.5K
$1,645 zล‚ย 6,068
-57.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.78
-21.39%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lodz: October 29, 2025

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