Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 54.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$9.90
PLN40.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$1.79
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$1.79
PLN7.27
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$4.36
PLN17.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$3.80
PLN15.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$3.02
PLN12.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$2.54
PLN10.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$0.45
PLN1.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$0.75
PLN3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$0.82
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$1.39
PLN5.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$0.41
PLN1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.47
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$6.20
PLN25.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$27.22
PLN110.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$30,732.76
PLN124,794.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$7.92
PLN32.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$17.20
PLN69.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,345.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$832.44
PLN3,380.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$224.46
PLN911.45
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$507.82
PLN2,062.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,082.23
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$3.71
PLN15.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$3.66
PLN14.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$4.76
PLN19.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$42.25
PLN171.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$89.45
PLN363.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$41.56
PLN168.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$88.32
PLN358.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$102.18
PLN414.90
|
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