Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 44.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 17.9% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bucharest. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.09	$11.85 RON50.90	+306.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.19	$7.54 RON32.39	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.89	$2.00 RON8.58	+224.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.42	$2.20 RON9.46	+655.4%
Average			+304.0%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.17	$1.17 RON5.05	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB379.22	$4.52 RON19.43	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB236.40	$6.34 RON27.24	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.40	$3.28 RON14.07	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.47	$3.09 RON13.27	+135.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.53	$0.59 RON2.52	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.46	$0.77 RON3.30	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.44	$0.75 RON3.23	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.99	$0.88 RON3.78	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.02	$0.51 RON2.18	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.10	$0.44 RON1.89	-29.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.24	$6.09 RON26.17	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,270.26	$17.24 RON74.03	-56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,787,774.98	$26,003.12 RON111,680.79	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.03	$5.82 RON24.99	-43.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB496.16	$9.35 RON40.18	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,454.45	$601.94 RON2,585.26	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,751.50	$397.23 RON1,706.06	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,174.94	$130.07 RON558.62	+93.2%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 17.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,435.49	$527.95 RON2,267.49	-16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB426,111.10	$10,631.65 RON45,661.87	-19.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.27	$3.23 RON13.88	+38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.46	$3.17 RON13.61	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB135.73	$5.98 RON25.68	+42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,763.00	$49.84 RON214.07	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.23	$8.62 RON37.02	+18.4%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,785.29	$78.42 RON336.78	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,125.38	$39.68 RON170.41	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,136.42	$85.94 RON369.12	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,975.70	$105.80 RON454.41	+14.9%
Average			+14.8%

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