Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 47.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Poland, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Poland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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