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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 15.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 0.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$8.05 RON34.91	+159.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$6.90 RON29.92	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.15 RON9.31	+171.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.69 RON7.31	+406.1%
Average			+187.1%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$1.25 RON5.42	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$4.42 RON19.18	-48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$6.03 RON26.15	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$3.33 RON14.42	+45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$3.03 RON13.12	+119.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.57 RON2.49	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.73 RON3.17	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.63 RON2.71	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$1.04 RON4.52	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.45 RON1.93	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.45 RON1.97	-30.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$6.19 RON26.85	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$23.00 RON99.73	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$6.21 RON26.93	-46.6%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$7.67 RON33.24	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$135.74 RON588.50	+97.6%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-53.5%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$2.53 RON10.97	-9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$2.07 RON8.98	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$5.75 RON24.93	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$40.64 RON176.20	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$9.20 RON39.89	+14.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$59.21 RON256.70	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$37.09 RON160.82	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$66.71 RON289.23	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$72.85 RON315.82	-20.4%
Average			-14.5%

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