Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Poland

Warsaw vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 44.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$11.51 PLN45.07	+287.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$10.23 PLN40.06	+46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.24 PLN8.76	+243.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$2.24 PLN8.78	+536.2%
Average			+186.2%

Bangkok vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.49 PLN5.83	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$4.41 PLN17.28	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.07 PLN15.93	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$3.89 PLN15.24	+51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.95 PLN11.56	+80.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.54 PLN2.13	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.77 PLN3.03	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.77 PLN3.03	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.83 PLN7.17	+109.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.40 PLN1.58	-48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.41 PLN1.60	-41.0%
Average			-19.5%

Bangkok vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$6.61 PLN25.89	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$28.12 PLN110.17	-19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,654.89 PLN120K	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$12.78 PLN50.08	+21.2%
Average			+3.6%

Bangkok vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$16.12 PLN63.14	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	+74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	+174.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	+220.3%
Average			+121.6%

Bangkok vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	+3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	-12.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$4.60 PLN18.03	+72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$4.27 PLN16.72	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$6.39 PLN25.04	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$46.71 PLN182.96	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$9.20 PLN36.05	+21.5%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$107.88 PLN422.57	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$39.61 PLN155.16	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$106.17 PLN415.89	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$111.84 PLN438.08	+1.7%
Average			+11.9%

Bangkok vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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