Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 1.6% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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