Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 28.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 26.5% less in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Budapest

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

Budapest vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.65	$10.52 HUF3,738.17	+261.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.30	$7.89 HUF2,803.62	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.01	$1.53 HUF542.01	+147.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.48	$1.18 HUF420.23	+305.4%
Average			+187.5%

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.46	$1.48 HUF525.94	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB381.46	$4.42 HUF1,568.87	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.80	$3.98 HUF1,413.75	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.83	$2.43 HUF864.14	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.72	$2.44 HUF866.98	+85.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.81	$0.71 HUF251.24	-51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.60	$0.80 HUF283.28	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.64	$0.81 HUF286.78	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.15	$1.17 HUF416.61	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.15	$0.51 HUF180.86	-28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.22	$0.55 HUF194.40	-12.1%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB145.09	$6.17 HUF2,192.82	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,277.77	$23.54 HUF8,364.15	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,798,347.12	$26,962.74 HUF9,579,051.44	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB336.01	$12.15 HUF4,317.58	+17.5%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB499.10	$17.98 HUF6,389.31	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,563.58	$642.83 HUF228,378.29	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,809.17	$478.04 HUF169,833.42	+58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,187.80	$105.42 HUF37,452.48	+56.6%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 26.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,556.34	$423.92 HUF150,604.97	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB428,630.94	$10,554.11 HUF3,749,559.18	-20.0%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.72	$2.63 HUF934.54	+12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.95	$2.37 HUF843.23	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.53	$5.98 HUF2,126.08	+42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,773.42	$49.31 HUF17,519.26	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.62	$7.63 HUF2,710.17	+4.8%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,795.85	$74.81 HUF26,577.77	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,132.03	$36.73 HUF13,048.45	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,154.96	$86.74 HUF30,814.36	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,993.30	$93.52 HUF33,224.57	+1.5%
Average			+7.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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