Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Poland, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 84.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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