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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Budapest
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
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