Cost of living comparison

Kielce, Poland

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Kielce Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 33.4% more expensive than Kielce.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Kielce Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Kielce	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.24	$2.91 THB97.17	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.29 PLN31.19	$5.83 THB194.33	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 PLN7.45	$0.62 THB20.54	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 PLN5.12	$0.29 THB9.73	-78.6%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Kielce	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 PLN4.50	$1.52 THB50.78	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PLN14.96	$11.74 THB391.60	+195.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.56 PLN13.39	$7.32 THB244.12	+105.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 PLN11.33	$2.27 THB75.79	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 PLN10.56	$1.31 THB43.85	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.38	$1.47 THB49.08	+300.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 PLN2.57	$0.73 THB24.23	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 PLN2.53	$1.04 THB34.53	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 PLN2.60	$0.80 THB26.84	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 PLN1.06	$0.71 THB23.77	+153.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.57	$0.62 THB20.76	+49.3%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Kielce	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.98 PLN22.48	$4.47 THB148.95	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.69 PLN111.72	$39.32 THB1,311.73	+32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,830.50 PLN115,991.50	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	+79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.17 PLN30.72	$10.34 THB344.94	+26.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Kielce	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.55 PLN43.45	$15.36 THB512.36	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$507.28 PLN1,908.52	$571.31 THB19,056.98	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.43 PLN1,551.64	$301.88 THB10,069.88	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.36 PLN509.25	$67.33 THB2,245.95	-50.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Kielce	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.59 PLN698.24	$632.63 THB21,102.71	+240.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,444.02 PLN20,481.68	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	+142.3%
Average			+191.6%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kielce	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.97 PLN11.17	$2.33 THB77.73	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 PLN11.17	$2.58 THB86.18	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 PLN16.76	$4.20 THB140.16	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.99 PLN124.13	$54.58 THB1,820.56	+65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.42 PLN27.93	$7.28 THB242.91	-1.9%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Kielce	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.14 PLN267.66	$55.27 THB1,843.58	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.12 PLN139.65	$34.84 THB1,162.12	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.14 PLN267.66	$97.10 THB3,238.82	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.61 PLN325.84	$92.12 THB3,072.86	+6.4%
Average			+3.6%

Kielce vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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