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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 0.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Miercurea Ciuc

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

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.90 RON29.92	+122.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$6.90 RON29.92	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.73 RON7.48	+117.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.50 RON6.48	+348.6%
Average			+150.1%

Bangkok vs. Miercurea Ciuc - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.27 RON5.49	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$3.87 RON16.79	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$5.03 RON21.82	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.31 RON14.36	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.71 RON11.76	+96.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.37 RON1.58	-77.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.71 RON3.09	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.75 RON3.24	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$1.03 RON4.45	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.31 RON1.36	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.37 RON1.62	-42.4%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$6.12 RON26.55	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$23.00 RON99.74	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$8.34 RON36.16	-28.3%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$5.75 RON24.94	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$207.04 RON897.70	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$172.53 RON748.08	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$92.77 RON402.26	+35.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$430.56 RON1,866.86	-29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-47.5%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.19 RON9.48	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$1.84 RON7.98	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$5.75 RON24.94	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$34.51 RON149.62	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$5.18 RON22.44	-35.8%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$46.01 RON199.49	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$18.40 RON79.80	-51.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$74.76 RON324.17	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$92.02 RON398.98	+0.6%
Average			-25.3%

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