Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 3.3% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Romania
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$9.82 RON46.44	+240.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$7.22 RON34.13	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.87 RON8.86	+151.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$1.57 RON7.43	+328.8%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Thailand	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$1.10 RON5.19	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$3.76 RON17.78	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$5.36 RON25.36	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$2.91 RON13.77	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$2.69 RON12.72	+96.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$0.51 RON2.42	-62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.67 RON3.18	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.65 RON3.08	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$0.89 RON4.19	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.35 RON1.66	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.36 RON1.70	-36.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Thailand	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$6.55 RON30.98	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$23.38 RON110.58	-28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$27,083.66 RON128K	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$6.64 RON31.43	-38.3%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Thailand	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$8.56 RON40.50	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$281.26 RON1,330.53	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$107.14 RON506.84	+76.0%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Thailand	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$482.75 RON2,283.68	-6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-38.2%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$2.18 RON10.31	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$2.45 RON11.57	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$5.71 RON27.03	+37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$38.73 RON183.19	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$7.13 RON33.75	+17.9%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Thailand	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$62.00 RON293.30	+40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$35.53 RON168.09	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$77.18 RON365.11	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$85.19 RON402.98	+9.3%
Average			+11.2%

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