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Szombathely vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Szombathely is 20.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Szombathely
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Szombathely
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Szombathely
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Szombathely
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Szombathely
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Szombathely
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Szombathely

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries in Szombathely are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Szombathely. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Szombathely.

Szombathely vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Szombathely instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$10.43 HUF3,420.30	+236.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.64 HUF2,833.97	+39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.34 HUF438.73	+68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.14 HUF374.87	+242.9%
Average			+146.8%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.77 HUF579.36	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.69 HUF1,538.42	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.19 HUF1,373.49	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.79 HUF913.70	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.97 HUF975.18	+115.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.91 HUF299.20	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.88 HUF288.12	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.01 HUF330.90	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.35 HUF443.26	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.54 HUF177.31	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.60 HUF197.70	-7.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$6.65 HUF2,180.69	+41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$18.74 HUF6,146.77	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$26,782.79 HUF8,785,291.54	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$13.41 HUF4,397.53	+15.3%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$19.78 HUF6,487.59	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$446.88 HUF146,584.40	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$327.71 HUF107,495.22	+1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$127.40 HUF41,790.33	+85.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$417.08 HUF136,812.10	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$7,447.94 HUF2,443,073.29	-44.2%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.75 HUF574.07	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.38 HUF781.78	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$7.45 HUF2,443.07	+69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$47.67 HUF15,635.67	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.45 HUF1,460.96	-44.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Szombathely
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$94.92 HUF31,135.00	+61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$45.88 HUF15,049.33	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$96.41 HUF31,623.61	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$104.27 HUF34,203.03	+14.0%
Average			+22.1%

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