Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Poland

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 33.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 31.2% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Krakow (Cracow)

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

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$12.02 PLN46.68	+304.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.72 PLN37.74	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.53 PLN9.84	+289.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$2.38 PLN9.25	+575.6%
Average			+192.0%

Bangkok vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.49 PLN5.81	+1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.63 PLN17.97	-46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.10 PLN15.93	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.89 PLN15.12	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$3.52 PLN13.68	+115.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.60 PLN2.33	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.78 PLN3.03	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.80 PLN3.12	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.39 PLN5.41	+59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.41 PLN1.60	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.45 PLN1.76	-34.4%
Average			-17.7%

Bangkok vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.53 PLN25.37	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$33.49 PLN130.12	-4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,576.90 PLN119K	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$10.48 PLN40.72	-0.6%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$17.57 PLN68.25	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	+110.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$252.82 PLN982.14	+208.2%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	-41.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$4.60 PLN17.88	+72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.20 PLN16.33	+50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$6.39 PLN24.83	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$45.50 PLN176.74	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$8.69 PLN33.77	+14.8%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$97.55 PLN378.96	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$40.65 PLN157.93	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$89.86 PLN349.09	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$120.34 PLN467.49	+9.5%
Average			+7.3%

Bangkok vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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