Romania vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$2461
🏠 One person rent
$394
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$968
$715
💸 GDP per capita
$18404
$7182
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
34
🌐 English speaking %
31%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
19.1M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($834) is 0.2% more expensive than in Thailand ($832). Romania ranked 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania compared to 0.9 months in Thailand. Ranked 53rd and 67th 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
$9.37
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$49.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$4500
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$8.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$438
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8337
$12855

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$941
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$691
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$717
256K
Pak Kret
$715
185K
Surat Thani
$563
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$548
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
106K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
134K
Klaeng
$685
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$739
133K
Hat Yai
$570
159K
Udon Thani
$543
130K
Rangsit
$595
79.3K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
76.7K
Phuket
$940
77.6K
Pattaya
$781
120K
Lat Luang
$753
73.9K
Ko Samui
$705
69K
Tha Khlong
$641
72.8K
Nakhon Sawan
$654
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$743
77.8K
Hua Hin
$656
59.4K
Nong Prue
$752
70.6K
Krabi
$782
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$537
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$772
33.4K
Khon Kaen
$568
116K
Ubon Ratchathani
$545
79K
Chiang Rai
$584
70.6K
Ao Nang
$792
14K