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Timisoara vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 23.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Timisoara
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Timisoara

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

Timisoara vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$8.62 RON41.59	+195.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$7.00 RON33.79	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$1.90 RON9.18	+209.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$1.80 RON8.70	+517.7%
Average			+235.7%

Bangkok vs. Timisoara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.09 RON5.24	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$4.79 RON23.11	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$5.87 RON28.31	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$3.03 RON14.60	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$2.81 RON13.55	+113.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$0.46 RON2.21	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.64 RON3.08	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.68 RON3.28	-34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$1.00 RON4.81	+23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.37 RON1.76	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.42 RON2.05	-31.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$5.79 RON27.95	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$28.01 RON135.15	-28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$7.35 RON35.46	-28.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$9.03 RON43.58	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$409.20 RON1,974.39	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$325.73 RON1,571.67	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$107.30 RON517.70	+59.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$380.67 RON1,836.71	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$8,166.34 RON39,402.61	-38.1%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.48 RON11.96	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$2.87 RON13.86	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$5.39 RON25.99	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$43.27 RON208.80	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$6.46 RON31.19	-11.2%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$51.65 RON249.22	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$41.34 RON199.46	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$71.11 RON343.08	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$87.55 RON422.44	-5.0%
Average			-4.9%

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