Cost of living comparison
Poland is 58.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Poland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.85
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.13
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.49
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.10
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.40
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.70
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.23
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.70
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.80
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.38
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.95
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.75
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.46
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.10
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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