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Thailand vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 20.9% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 9.5% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Thailand

The cost of transportation and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON61.09	$2.67 THB87.98	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.63	$6.99 THB230.30	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.07	$0.73 THB24.19	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.50	$0.36 THB11.85	-83.2%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.39	$1.41 THB46.38	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON22.06	$7.88 THB259.57	+58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.52	$7.17 THB235.95	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON16.02	$2.07 THB68.16	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.97	$1.41 THB46.50	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.84	$1.33 THB43.74	+106.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.48	$0.59 THB19.52	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.55	$0.90 THB29.58	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.24	$0.75 THB24.80	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.06	$0.71 THB23.45	+53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.08	$0.62 THB20.31	+31.2%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON28.14	$4.83 THB159.11	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON101.81	$28.12 THB925.90	+22.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON127K	$30,471.21 THB1M	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.49	$10.53 THB346.70	+69.6%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Bucharest	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON50.42	$18.52 THB609.86	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,865.54	$414.60 THB13,651.42	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,916.37	$266.86 THB8,786.76	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON618.04	$60.46 THB1,990.74	-56.7%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,943.55	$359.13 THB11,824.88	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON64,561.18	$11,104.31 THB366K	-23.9%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.27	$2.15 THB70.94	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.53	$1.97 THB64.89	-40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.53	$4.31 THB142.05	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON232.40	$53.45 THB1,760.04	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON40.72	$6.32 THB208.00	-31.3%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON356.57	$37.08 THB1,220.93	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON201.32	$29.48 THB970.67	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON416.06	$91.15 THB3,001.25	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON485.90	$69.13 THB2,276.06	-37.0%
Average			-32.3%

Bucharest vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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