Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Romania

Bacau vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 19.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Bacau
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Bacau
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Bacau

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

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Bacau vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$14.12 RON67.28	+375.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$7.32 RON34.89	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.97 RON9.37	+202.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.85 RON8.80	+424.2%
Average			+170.2%

Bangkok vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$0.68 RON3.24	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$3.83 RON18.27	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.55 RON21.70	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$3.43 RON16.33	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.43 RON11.60	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.51 RON2.41	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.66 RON3.16	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.70 RON3.32	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.81 RON3.84	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.32 RON1.51	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.30 RON1.43	-56.6%
Average			-37.7%

Bangkok vs. Bacau - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$6.68 RON31.84	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$29.28 RON139.54	-16.3%
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	$5.69 RON27.11	-46.1%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$4.71 RON22.43	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$408.41 RON1,946.49	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$238.18 RON1,135.15	-31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$79.96 RON381.11	-2.5%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$585.58 RON2,790.86	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$4,914.67 RON23,423.33	-70.2%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$2.51 RON11.96	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$1.99 RON9.47	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$5.33 RON25.42	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$25.79 RON122.93	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$6.27 RON29.90	-17.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$83.65 RON398.69	+18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$31.79 RON151.50	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$60.65 RON289.05	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$83.44 RON397.70	-24.1%
Average			-19.7%

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