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Kalisz vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kalisz is 31.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Kalisz
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Kalisz
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Kalisz
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Kalisz
Childcare: pay 41.7% less in Kalisz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Kalisz
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Kalisz

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kalisz are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Kalisz. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kalisz.

Kalisz vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kalisz instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$10.25 PLN36.96	+230.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$8.20 PLN29.57	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.39 PLN8.61	+201.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.88 PLN6.76	+462.8%
Average			+231.9%

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.56 PLN5.61	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.31 PLN15.52	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$4.03 PLN14.53	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.45 PLN12.42	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.17 PLN7.82	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.56 PLN2.01	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.77 PLN2.77	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.81 PLN2.91	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$1.49 PLN5.37	+74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.39 PLN1.42	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.50 PLN1.79	-23.6%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$6.60 PLN23.78	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$37.18 PLN134.05	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$34,040.02 PLN122,715.66	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$8.75 PLN31.54	-24.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$17.13 PLN61.77	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$446.90 PLN1,611.11	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$347.59 PLN1,253.09	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$151.90 PLN547.60	+121.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 41.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	-24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-59.0%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$3.55 PLN12.81	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.01 PLN10.84	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$5.13 PLN18.48	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$35.54 PLN128.14	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.84 PLN24.64	-15.2%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Kalisz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$93.87 PLN338.41	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$27.34 PLN98.57	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$84.76 PLN305.56	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$95.69 PLN344.98	+4.6%
Average			+4.3%

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