Cost of living comparison

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Sopot vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 36.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Sopot
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Sopot
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Sopot
Housing: pay 85.2% more in Sopot
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Sopot
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Sopot

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

Sopot vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sopot instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB101.05	$9.90 PLN41.15	+239.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$7.42 PLN30.86	+27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.36	$2.07 PLN8.62	+236.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.12	$1.65 PLN6.86	+465.5%
Average			+242.3%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.80	$1.21 PLN5.02	-20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB407.25	$4.56 PLN18.95	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB253.88	$3.47 PLN14.44	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.82	$3.00 PLN12.48	+32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.61	$2.73 PLN11.35	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB51.04	$0.42 PLN1.74	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.20	$0.73 PLN3.04	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.91	$0.73 PLN3.02	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.91	$1.01 PLN4.20	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.72	$0.37 PLN1.56	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.59	$0.50 PLN2.06	-20.2%
Average			-12.5%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.90	$6.08 PLN25.29	+36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,364.16	$29.45 PLN122.42	-25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	-46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB358.72	$7.92 PLN32.92	-23.4%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 85.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB532.84	$15.63 PLN65.00	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,818.69	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,472.37	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,335.72	$204.68 PLN850.93	+204.0%
Average			+85.2%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of housing

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,946.18	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	-47.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	-49.4%
Average			-48.5%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.84	$3.71 PLN15.43	+59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.63	$3.41 PLN14.19	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB145.76	$4.58 PLN19.03	+8.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,893.33	$34.03 PLN141.45	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB252.62	$6.19 PLN25.72	-15.0%
Average			+9.5%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,917.27	$70.36 PLN292.52	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,208.57	$34.03 PLN141.45	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,368.27	$69.29 PLN288.05	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,195.68	$75.16 PLN312.48	-18.4%
Average			-5.5%

Bangkok vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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