Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 84.9% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB60.82
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.72
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.54
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB249.10
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB208.21
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB43.47
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB41.26
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.97
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.83
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.75
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.98
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.82
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB155.32
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB810.90
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB407.98
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB78.56
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB62.15
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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