Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.9% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,292.33	$2.91 THB98.21	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,729.31	$5.83 THB196.42	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF443.85	$0.62 THB20.76	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF315.41	$0.29 THB9.84	-66.0%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Hungary	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF511.62	$1.52 THB51.32	+9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,608.39	$11.74 THB395.81	+168.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,412.30	$7.32 THB246.75	+90.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF958.53	$2.27 THB76.61	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF838.83	$1.31 THB44.32	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF244.03	$1.47 THB49.61	+121.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF271.92	$0.73 THB24.49	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF268.03	$1.04 THB34.90	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF458.69	$0.80 THB27.13	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF179.15	$0.71 THB24.02	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF196.19	$0.62 THB20.98	+16.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Hungary	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,216.79	$4.47 THB150.55	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,540.27	$39.32 THB1,325.83	+91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,320,955.76	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+118.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,310.35	$10.34 THB348.65	-11.8%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Hungary	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,287.45	$15.36 THB517.87	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF153,821.01	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF117,498.70	$301.88 THB10,178.12	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF36,972.85	$67.33 THB2,270.09	-33.1%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Hungary	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF99,528.42	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+133.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,659,420.12	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+82.3%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF576.31	$2.33 THB78.57	+48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF678.13	$2.58 THB87.11	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,052.61	$4.20 THB141.67	-24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF15,858.75	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,326.74	$7.28 THB245.52	+15.0%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Hungary	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF24,038.58	$55.27 THB1,863.40	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF10,004.44	$34.84 THB1,174.61	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF24,264.77	$97.10 THB3,273.63	+47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF28,370.40	$92.12 THB3,105.89	+19.3%
Average			+19.7%

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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: March 2025

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