Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 1.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$5.93
RON28.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.44
RON6.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$4.03
RON19.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.04
RON24.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$3.18
RON15.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.80
RON13.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.46
RON2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.06
RON5.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.33
RON1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.29
RON1.40
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$5.62
RON26.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$16.16
RON77.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$4.85
RON23.13
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$8.81
RON42.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$301.23
RON1,437.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$247.29
RON1,179.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$114.84
RON547.97
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$403.19
RON1,923.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$6,126.45
RON29,232.34
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$1.62
RON7.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.15
RON10.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$5.39
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$38.43
RON183.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$5.17
RON24.67
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$40.94
RON195.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$34.48
RON164.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$78.28
RON373.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$68.23
RON325.57
|
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