Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Romania

Alba Iulia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 26.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Alba Iulia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Alba Iulia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Alba Iulia.

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Alba Iulia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$8.37 RON39.87	+181.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$5.75 RON27.41	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.74 RON8.31	+167.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.46 RON6.98	+315.4%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.12 RON5.32	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$3.83 RON18.27	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.73 RON22.54	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.73 RON13.02	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.72 RON12.96	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.41 RON1.96	-76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.60 RON2.86	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.57 RON2.71	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.04 RON4.97	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.33 RON1.58	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.26 RON1.24	-62.5%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$5.72 RON27.27	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$16.73 RON79.74	-52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$5.83 RON27.81	-44.7%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$9.09 RON43.30	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$293.30 RON1,397.87	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$284.72 RON1,356.96	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$95.16 RON453.52	+16.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$443.91 RON2,115.67	-21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$6,921.71 RON32,988.87	-58.1%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$1.99 RON9.47	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$2.23 RON10.63	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$5.23 RON24.92	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$29.28 RON139.54	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$5.02 RON23.92	-33.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$38.69 RON184.40	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$23.70 RON112.96	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$74.74 RON356.20	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$62.74 RON299.02	-42.9%
Average			-39.6%

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