Romania vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$404
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$694
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$942
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$18419
$7172
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
35
🌐 English speaking %
31%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
63
56
🏙️ Population
19.1M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($860) is 2% less expensive than in Thailand ($876). Romania ranked 111th vs 106th for Thailand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Romania compared to 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 54th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Thailand

We calculate prices for Romania and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 35 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Romania Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$55.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.98
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.99
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7610
$13110

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$994
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$742
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$759
256K
Pak Kret
$739
185K
Surat Thani
$635
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$564
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
106K
Klaeng
$703
130K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
134K
Hat Yai
$561
159K
Chaophraya Surasak
$758
133K
Udon Thani
$555
130K
Rangsit
$613
79.3K
Phuket
$985
77.6K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
76.7K
Ko Samui
$745
69K
Pattaya
$800
120K
Tha Khlong
$664
72.8K
Lat Luang
$787
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$608
116K
Nakhon Sawan
$674
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$769
77.8K
Hua Hin
$676
59.4K
Nong Prue
$773
70.6K
Krabi
$807
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$559
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$799
33.4K
Ubon Ratchathani
$561
79K
Chiang Rai
$513
70.6K
Ao Nang
$822
14K