Bucharest vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$496	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	52
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 5404th and 6705th ($1036 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Romania and Thailand, respectively. Check Romania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 642nd and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Chiang Mai

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	Bucharest	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$13977

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583