Cost of living comparison
Romania is 35.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Romania instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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