Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Poland

Zakopane vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Zakopane is 0.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Zakopane
Groceries: pay 42.6% less in Zakopane
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Zakopane
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Zakopane
Childcare: pay 72.6% less in Zakopane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Zakopane
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Zakopane

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

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Zakopane vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$8.18 PLN32.05	+175.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$8.31 PLN32.55	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.71 PLN10.63	+317.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$2.05 PLN8.01	+480.4%
Average			+130.6%

Bangkok vs. Zakopane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.23 PLN4.82	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$3.32 PLN13.02	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$3.56 PLN13.94	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.30 PLN9.01	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.32 PLN9.09	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.35 PLN1.36	-80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.64 PLN2.52	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.66 PLN2.58	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.17 PLN4.58	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.14 PLN0.55	-82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.39 PLN1.52	-43.8%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$6.17 PLN24.19	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$43.47 PLN170.26	+24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,681.73 PLN120K	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$7.26 PLN28.44	-31.1%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$17.50 PLN68.56	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$715.91 PLN2,804.22	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$754.26 PLN2,954.45	+117.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$190.63 PLN746.71	+132.4%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 72.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$306.82 PLN1,201.81	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$2,301.13 PLN9,013.57	-86.1%
Average			-72.6%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$2.43 PLN9.51	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$3.44 PLN13.49	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$4.35 PLN17.02	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$8.95 PLN35.05	-84.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$7.29 PLN28.54	-3.8%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Zakopane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$54.97 PLN215.32	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$19.18 PLN75.11	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$51.14 PLN200.30	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$47.30 PLN185.28	-57.0%
Average			-47.0%

Bangkok vs. Zakopane - Cost of clothing

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