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Bangkok vs. Bialystok Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 14.3% more expensive than Bialystok.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Bialystok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.8% less for restaurants

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.37	$3.10 THB97.67	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 PLN29.46	$6.20 THB195.33	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 PLN6.75	$0.79 THB24.94	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.43	$0.33 THB10.50	-81.4%
Average			-57.8%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.23	$1.44 THB45.36	+22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 PLN16.31	$8.50 THB267.90	+87.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN14.62	$7.23 THB227.72	+77.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 PLN11.14	$2.28 THB71.95	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 PLN9.91	$1.38 THB43.47	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.76	$1.59 THB50.10	+224.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN2.74	$0.82 THB25.72	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.82	$1.02 THB32.24	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.45	$0.85 THB26.86	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.48	$0.72 THB22.69	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.82	$0.65 THB20.45	+28.2%
Average			+42.2%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.53 PLN23.46	$4.69 THB147.81	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.54 PLN127.65	$37.21 THB1,172.00	+4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,135.02 PLN119,003.69	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.86 PLN24.65	$11.63 THB366.25	+69.4%
Average			+14.6%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.31 PLN58.59	$16.91 THB532.54	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$542.27 PLN1,947.55	$675.06 THB21,264.25	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 PLN1,885.36	$321.97 THB10,141.91	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$205.99 PLN739.81	$68.69 THB2,163.64	-66.7%
Average			-19.3%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.22 PLN1,358.38	$609.37 THB19,195.25	+61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,593.35 PLN16,496.92	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	+190.6%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.28 PLN11.78	$2.79 THB87.90	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 PLN12.27	$2.54 THB80.02	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 PLN19.00	$4.40 THB138.44	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.10 PLN158.37	$51.03 THB1,607.58	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.55	$8.06 THB253.93	+17.9%
Average			-4.8%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Bialystok	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.96 PLN333.87	$58.81 THB1,852.35	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.72 PLN121.11	$38.03 THB1,198.04	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.98 PLN294.42	$104.24 THB3,283.46	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.69 PLN343.69	$91.47 THB2,881.17	-4.4%
Average			-0.3%

Bialystok vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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