Bangkok vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1966
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.86M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 44% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5738th and 2592nd ($994 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1355th and 387th 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	$4.03	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$13474

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390