Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 58.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.25
|
$10.16
PLN39.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB184.50
|
$8.38
PLN32.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.25
|
$1.81
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.45
|
$1.70
PLN6.68
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.79
|
$1.10
PLN4.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB321.55
|
$4.61
PLN18.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB219.38
|
$3.88
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.84
|
$3.08
PLN12.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.35
|
$2.68
PLN10.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.53
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.37
|
$0.74
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.93
|
$0.85
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.77
|
$1.38
PLN5.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.02
|
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.42
|
$0.54
PLN2.11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.25
|
$6.40
PLN25.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,199.23
|
$27.94
PLN109.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,706,600.39
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,932.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB349.77
|
$8.13
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB501.01
|
$16.13
PLN63.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,240.44
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,358.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,567.16
|
$848.90
PLN3,337.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,329.74
|
$229.74
PLN903.31
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,449.74
|
$527.99
PLN2,075.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB409,431.05
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,390.14
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.19
|
$4.06
PLN15.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.73
|
$3.66
PLN14.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.37
|
$4.83
PLN18.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,919.34
|
$42.12
PLN165.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB230.62
|
$7.62
PLN29.96
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,791.50
|
$93.42
PLN367.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,306.89
|
$42.56
PLN167.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,383.62
|
$90.76
PLN356.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,077.38
|
$105.66
PLN415.43
|
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