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Piatra Neamt vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 29.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Piatra Neamt

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Piatra Neamt are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Piatra Neamt. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Piatra Neamt.

Piatra Neamt vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$9.20 RON39.90	+196.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$8.05 RON34.91	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.61 RON6.98	+103.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.20 RON5.19	+258.9%
Average			+147.2%

Bangkok vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.15 RON4.99	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$1.27 RON5.49	-85.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$6.14 RON26.64	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.04 RON13.17	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$3.18 RON13.80	+130.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.45 RON1.96	-71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.61 RON2.64	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.68 RON2.94	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.89 RON3.85	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.42 RON1.81	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.41 RON1.76	-37.3%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$5.87 RON25.47	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$8.28 RON35.91	-28.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
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	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$207.04 RON897.70	-35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$87.96 RON381.38	+28.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+129.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	??
Average			+129.9%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.07 RON8.98	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.35 RON10.17	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$6.15 RON26.68	+40.0%
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	$5.75 RON24.94	-28.7%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$71.89 RON311.70	+22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$32.21 RON139.64	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$73.61 RON319.18	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$80.52 RON349.11	-12.0%
Average			-8.6%

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