Bangkok vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$416	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.86M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 41% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3022nd ($941 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1221st and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Warsaw

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	Bangkok	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$13608

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385