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Bangkok vs. Satu Mare Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 48.8% more expensive than Satu Mare.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 45.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Satu Mare. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Satu Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Satu Mare, you would:

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.63 RON37.40	$3.10 THB97.49	-64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.90 RON29.92	$6.20 THB194.99	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 RON6.32	$0.79 THB24.89	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RON5.19	$0.33 THB10.48	-72.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 RON4.99	$1.44 THB45.28	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 RON17.46	$8.50 THB267.43	+111.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 RON25.80	$7.23 THB227.32	+21.5%
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)	$0.63 RON2.71	$1.02 THB32.18	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.47	$0.85 THB26.82	+6.6%
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			+51.3%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 RON25.76	$4.69 THB147.55	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.30 RON109.72	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+47.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,729.70 RON107,225.50	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.28 RON35.91	$11.63 THB365.60	+40.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.83 RON42.64	$16.91 THB531.61	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.32 RON1,319.51	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+121.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 RON1,037.64	$321.97 THB10,124.02	+34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$129.74 RON562.53	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-47.1%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.03 RON797.96	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+231.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10
Average			+231.1%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.07 RON8.98	$2.79 THB87.74	+34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 RON9.73	$2.54 THB79.88	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.94	$4.40 THB138.20	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.31 RON209.46	$51.03 THB1,604.74	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.75 RON24.94	$8.06 THB253.49	+40.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Satu Mare	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.14 RON286.77	$58.81 THB1,849.09	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.67 RON132.99	$38.03 THB1,195.92	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.61 RON319.18	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.68 RON332.48	$91.47 THB2,876.08	+19.3%
Average			+18.4%

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