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Bangkok vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 10.2% more expensive than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Zielona Gora. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.50	$3.10 THB97.49	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 PLN28.09	$6.20 THB194.99	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 PLN6.41	$0.79 THB24.89	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 PLN5.91	$0.33 THB10.48	-79.7%
Average			-55.8%

Zielona Gora vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 PLN4.19	$1.44 THB45.28	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 PLN17.25	$8.50 THB267.43	+77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 PLN14.53	$7.23 THB227.32	+79.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 PLN10.93	$2.28 THB71.83	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 PLN7.60	$1.38 THB43.39	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.61	$1.59 THB50.01	+256.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 PLN2.46	$0.82 THB25.68	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN2.79	$1.02 THB32.18	+32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 PLN2.68	$0.85 THB26.82	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.34	$0.72 THB22.65	+94.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 PLN2.01	$0.65 THB20.41	+16.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 PLN23.75	$4.69 THB147.55	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.82 PLN93.06	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 PLN31.54	$11.63 THB365.60	+32.9%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 18.1% less for housing

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 PLN59.14	$16.91 THB531.61	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$321.97 THB10,124.02	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.04 PLN584.15	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-57.6%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	+144.1%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PLN10.84	$2.79 THB87.74	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 PLN10.51	$2.54 THB79.88	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.13 PLN18.48	$4.40 THB138.20	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 PLN141.28	$51.03 THB1,604.74	+30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 PLN26.12	$8.06 THB253.49	+11.3%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.69 PLN344.98	$58.81 THB1,849.09	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.94 PLN136.76	$38.03 THB1,195.92	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.02 PLN295.70	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.04 PLN443.55	$91.47 THB2,876.08	-25.7%
Average			-9.2%

Zielona Gora vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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