Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 29.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
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