Bangkok vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2971
🏠 One person rent	$465	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$931
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1467
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 10% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 5467th and 4935th ($1027 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Romania, respectively. Check Thailand vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 2647th and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bucharest

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	Bangkok	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$16525

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795