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Bangkok vs. Piatra Neamt Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 16.2% more expensive than Piatra Neamt.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 90.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Piatra Neamt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.20 RON39.90	$3.10 THB97.49	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON34.91	$6.20 THB194.99	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON6.98	$0.79 THB24.89	-50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RON5.19	$0.33 THB10.48	-72.1%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 90.8% more for groceries

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 RON4.99	$1.44 THB45.28	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.27 RON5.49	$8.50 THB267.43	+572.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 RON26.64	$7.23 THB227.32	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 RON13.17	$2.28 THB71.83	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 RON13.80	$1.38 THB43.39	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.96	$1.59 THB50.01	+251.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 RON2.64	$0.82 THB25.68	+34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON2.94	$1.02 THB32.18	+50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON3.85	$0.85 THB26.82	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.81	$0.72 THB22.65	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.76	$0.65 THB20.41	+59.5%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.47	$4.69 THB147.55	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,169.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.28 RON35.91	$11.63 THB365.60	+40.4%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.75 RON24.94	$16.91 THB531.61	+194.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.07 RON1,496.17	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.04 RON897.70	$321.97 THB10,124.02	+55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.96 RON381.38	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-21.9%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	$609.37 THB19,161.40	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10
Average			-56.5%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.07 RON8.98	$2.79 THB87.74	+34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 RON10.17	$2.54 THB79.88	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 RON26.68	$4.40 THB138.20	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 RON149.62	$51.03 THB1,604.74	+47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.75 RON24.94	$8.06 THB253.49	+40.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Piatra Neamt	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.89 RON311.70	$58.81 THB1,849.09	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.21 RON139.64	$38.03 THB1,195.92	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.61 RON319.18	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.52 RON349.11	$91.47 THB2,876.08	+13.6%
Average			+13.8%

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