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Poland vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 26.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Poland
Housing: pay 57.7% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Poland

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

Poland vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB101.05	$8.88 PLN36.91	+204.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$7.49 PLN31.15	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.36	$1.74 PLN7.23	+182.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.12	$1.43 PLN5.96	+391.2%
Average			+201.8%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.80	$1.18 PLN4.93	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB407.25	$4.31 PLN17.91	-63.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB253.88	$3.58 PLN14.90	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.82	$2.93 PLN12.17	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.61	$2.70 PLN11.20	+105.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB51.04	$0.43 PLN1.79	-70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.20	$0.71 PLN2.97	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.91	$0.76 PLN3.14	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.91	$1.09 PLN4.52	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.72	$0.37 PLN1.53	-48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.59	$0.49 PLN2.03	-21.5%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.90	$6.07 PLN25.24	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,364.16	$28.33 PLN117.78	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	$30,111.92 PLN125,183.25	-45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB358.72	$7.74 PLN32.18	-25.2%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 57.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB532.84	$14.40 PLN59.88	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,818.69	$601.98 PLN2,502.58	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,472.37	$478.28 PLN1,988.32	+58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,335.72	$184.01 PLN765.00	+173.3%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,946.18	$318.05 PLN1,322.21	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	$6,011.28 PLN24,990.50	-54.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.84	$3.12 PLN12.97	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.63	$3.04 PLN12.66	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB145.76	$4.55 PLN18.90	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,893.33	$32.52 PLN135.21	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB252.62	$6.47 PLN26.89	-11.2%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,917.27	$75.63 PLN314.42	+36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,208.57	$35.26 PLN146.57	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,368.27	$78.29 PLN325.49	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,195.68	$87.22 PLN362.61	-5.3%
Average			+3.3%

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