Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 6.0% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.20
|
$2.91
THB99.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.18
|
$5.83
THB199.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.29
|
$0.62
THB21.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.27
|
$0.29
THB10.00
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
$1.52
THB52.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.70
|
$11.74
THB402.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.42
|
$7.32
THB250.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.28
|
$2.27
THB77.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.31
|
$1.31
THB45.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.84
|
$1.47
THB50.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.03
|
$0.73
THB24.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.34
|
$1.04
THB35.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.63
|
$0.80
THB27.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.68
|
$0.71
THB24.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.90
|
$0.62
THB21.34
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.18
|
$4.47
THB153.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN110.56
|
$39.32
THB1,348.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN124,826.99
|
$55,345.18
THB1,897,347.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.16
|
$10.34
THB354.50
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.84
|
$15.36
THB526.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,346.76
|
$571.31
THB19,585.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,381.09
|
$301.88
THB10,349.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN911.69
|
$67.33
THB2,308.24
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,062.62
|
$632.63
THB21,687.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,095.67
|
$13,191.37
THB452,227.34
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.08
|
$2.33
THB79.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.87
|
$2.58
THB88.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.35
|
$4.20
THB144.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN171.60
|
$54.58
THB1,871.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.18
|
$7.28
THB249.65
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN363.32
|
$55.27
THB1,894.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN168.79
|
$34.84
THB1,194.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN358.74
|
$97.10
THB3,328.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN415.00
|
$92.12
THB3,158.08
|
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