Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 60.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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