Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Romania, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Romania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Romania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
Romania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Romania
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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