Romania vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$2327
🏠 One person rent
$382
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$660
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$608
💸 GDP per capita
$15787
$6910
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
73
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
35
🌐 English speaking %
31%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
19.1M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($821) is 4% more expensive than in Thailand ($790). Romania ranked 106th vs 114th 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 months in Romania compared to 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 53rd 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
$8.97
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2022
$4099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.6
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.04
$9.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.23
$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.71
$7.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7145
$11420

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs Thailand

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$902
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$659
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$704
256K
Pak Kret
$677
185K
Nakhon Pathom
$481
78.8K
Surat Thani
$554
131K
Klaeng
$619
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$647
133K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
134K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
106K
Udon Thani
$500
130K
Hat Yai
$520
159K
Rangsit
$594
79.3K
Pattaya
$665
116K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
76.7K
Tha Khlong
$617
72.8K
Nakhon Sawan
$615
86.4K
Lat Luang
$716
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$532
116K
Phuket
$870
77.6K
Ko Samui
$642
69K
Laem Chabang
$648
77.8K
Hua Hin
$614
59.4K
Nong Prue
$653
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$534
79K
Phitsanulok
$496
70.9K
Chiang Rai
$462
70.6K
Krabi
$739
30.5K
Ko Lanta
$697
33.4K
Ao Nang
$653
14K