Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 10.4% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
$2.77
THB100.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$5.55
THB200.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
$0.58
THB20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
$0.31
THB11.36
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
$1.62
THB58.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
$9.67
THB349.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
$6.60
THB238.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
$2.22
THB80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
$1.30
THB47.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.37
THB49.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
$0.70
THB25.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
$1.02
THB36.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
$0.78
THB28.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
$0.69
THB25.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
$0.61
THB22.19
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
$4.25
THB153.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$36.06
THB1,303.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
$51,319.04
THB1,854,655.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
$10.52
THB380.12
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
$15.07
THB544.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
$608.65
THB21,996.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
$287.69
THB10,397.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
$70.06
THB2,531.85
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
$614.94
THB22,223.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
$12,311.97
THB444,950.87
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
$2.08
THB75.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
$2.37
THB85.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
$4.16
THB150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
$57.72
THB2,085.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$6.94
THB250.63
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
$53.87
THB1,946.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
$39.30
THB1,420.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
$101.75
THB3,677.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
$92.54
THB3,344.35
|
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