Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 27.4% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 41.4% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Hungary

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Hungary are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Hungary.

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Hungary vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+276.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.53 HUF495.24	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$1.22 HUF393.06	+231.9%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Thailand	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$1.45 HUF467.70	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$2.93 HUF947.92	+114.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$0.91 HUF293.18	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.95 HUF306.91	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.98 HUF315.85	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$1.51 HUF487.70	+83.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.47 HUF150.57	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.52 HUF168.31	-8.3%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Thailand	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	+38.2%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 41.4% more for housing

	Thailand	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$513.43 HUF166K	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$393.20 HUF127K	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+88.9%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$324.41 HUF105K	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$8,370.86 HUF3M	-27.4%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$2.18 HUF704.52	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$2.37 HUF766.32	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	+29.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Thailand	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+91.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+22.8%
Average			+25.9%

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