Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 25.9% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 46.7% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 46.9% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Thailand.

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Thailand vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 58.3% less for restaurants

	Poland	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN39.23	$2.89 THB96.94	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.63	$6.99 THB234.58	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN8.05	$0.75 THB25.04	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.61	$0.37 THB12.30	-78.3%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Poland	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.95	$1.34 THB44.84	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN17.01	$7.95 THB266.82	+83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.68	$7.12 THB238.93	+89.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN13.00	$2.06 THB69.19	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.13	$1.37 THB45.94	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN2.00	$1.35 THB45.40	+164.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.81	$0.57 THB19.17	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.02	$0.93 THB31.35	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.80	$0.82 THB27.63	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.50	$0.72 THB24.23	+88.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.78	$0.57 THB19.05	+25.2%
Average			+14.5%

Poland vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Poland	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN24.10	$5.07 THB170.06	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN120.82	$32.87 THB1,103.68	+6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN119K	$29,201.01 THB980K	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.86	$10.77 THB361.74	+24.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 46.7% less for housing

	Poland	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN66.09	$19.17 THB643.63	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,487.61	$407.64 THB13,686.22	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,060.27	$268.13 THB9,002.19	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN837.45	$60.86 THB2,043.38	-71.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 46.9% more for childcare

	Poland	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,469.81	$515.68 THB17,313.53	+37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,759.68	$11,528.28 THB387K	+57.0%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.47	$2.10 THB70.51	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.24	$2.00 THB67.08	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.55	$4.15 THB139.35	-20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN141.91	$50.07 THB1,680.98	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.27	$6.05 THB203.17	-16.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Poland	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN317.36	$44.30 THB1,487.41	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN143.56	$32.84 THB1,102.71	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN336.58	$83.65 THB2,808.40	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN372.99	$77.91 THB2,615.60	-18.2%
Average			-21.0%

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