Bangkok vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$4583
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$2278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.86M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5467th and 1966th ($1027 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 2647th and 348th 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	$3.24	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$16711

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399