Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Debrecen, Hungary

Debrecen vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Debrecen is 1.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Debrecen
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Debrecen
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Debrecen
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Debrecen
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Debrecen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Debrecen
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Debrecen

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

Debrecen vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.33	$9.21 HUF3,209.13	+216.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.67	$7.37 HUF2,567.30	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.94	$0.83 HUF289.97	+35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.45	$0.58 HUF201.72	+98.4%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.30	$1.27 HUF441.14	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.18	$4.97 HUF1,732.93	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.01	$3.91 HUF1,364.03	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.58	$2.71 HUF944.88	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.57	$2.23 HUF777.06	+69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.65	$0.54 HUF187.15	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.52	$0.76 HUF265.10	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.52	$0.81 HUF283.69	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.06	$1.22 HUF425.09	+51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.07	$0.41 HUF143.21	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.16	$0.47 HUF163.71	-24.5%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.60	$6.10 HUF2,125.05	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,273.50	$19.73 HUF6,876.71	-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,792,330.33	$26,042.06 HUF9,077,256.70	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.88	$11.97 HUF4,171.87	+15.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB497.43	$14.07 HUF4,904.47	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,501.47	$442.80 HUF154,343.93	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,776.35	$360.38 HUF125,614.56	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,180.48	$96.13 HUF33,506.94	+42.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,487.57	$245.51 HUF85,576.83	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,196.85	$8,472.54 HUF2,953,202.32	-35.8%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.47	$1.18 HUF412.60	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.67	$1.41 HUF491.79	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.08	$5.52 HUF1,925.48	+31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,767.49	$39.60 HUF13,804.36	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.83	$6.84 HUF2,383.93	-6.1%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Debrecen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,789.84	$52.57 HUF18,323.83	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,128.24	$18.33 HUF6,387.70	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,144.41	$62.15 HUF21,661.64	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,983.29	$87.68 HUF30,563.15	-4.8%
Average			-23.3%

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