Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 23.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 52.0% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.60	$1.75 THB56.60	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.03	$7.28 THB235.83	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.63	$0.65 THB21.15	-63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.62	$0.33 THB10.74	-81.5%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.02	$1.47 THB47.48	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.12	$7.16 THB231.82	+64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.04	$5.98 THB193.77	+57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.18	$2.02 THB65.39	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.39	$1.25 THB40.45	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.68	$1.19 THB38.40	+161.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.76	$0.52 THB16.73	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.04	$0.57 THB18.45	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.13	$0.68 THB22.11	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.53	$0.60 THB19.52	+45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.73	$0.51 THB16.58	+9.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.93	$4.46 THB144.54	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN100.65	$23.30 THB754.67	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN113,638.97	$21,118.56 THB683,915.52	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.28	$11.72 THB379.69	+48.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN63.58	$18.20 THB589.35	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,957.16	$388.93 THB12,595.45	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,078.05	$233.89 THB7,574.40	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN829.98	$49.06 THB1,588.87	-78.1%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,877.75	$461.21 THB14,936.09	-9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN46,516.06	$13,232.91 THB428,542.14	+5.2%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.73	$2.26 THB73.11	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.54	$1.79 THB57.84	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.61	$4.37 THB141.50	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN156.22	$34.96 THB1,132.23	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.03	$5.83 THB188.67	-32.7%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN330.75	$55.83 THB1,808.05	-37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN153.66	$30.29 THB981.07	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN326.59	$81.56 THB2,641.33	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN377.81	$64.08 THB2,075.33	-37.3%
Average			-27.4%

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