Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 41.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
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