Cost of living comparison

Szeged, Hungary

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Szeged Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 34.4% more expensive than Szeged.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 34.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 4.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Szeged. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Szeged Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Szeged	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 HUF2,561.37	$2.91 THB98.21	-58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 HUF2,416.39	$5.83 THB196.42	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 HUF417.79	$0.62 THB20.76	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HUF361.49	$0.29 THB9.84	-70.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

	Szeged	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 HUF531.61	$1.52 THB51.32	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 HUF1,546.49	$11.74 THB395.81	+178.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.27 HUF1,568.90	$7.32 THB246.75	+71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 HUF940.78	$2.27 THB76.61	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 HUF809.77	$1.31 THB44.32	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 HUF260.64	$1.47 THB49.61	+107.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF263.05	$0.73 THB24.49	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF262.94	$1.04 THB34.90	+44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 HUF485.33	$0.80 THB27.13	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 HUF175.26	$0.71 THB24.02	+49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HUF197.29	$0.62 THB20.98	+15.9%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Szeged	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 HUF2,228.78	$4.47 THB150.55	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.25 HUF9,278.93	$39.32 THB1,325.83	+55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,359.34 HUF8,215,716.83	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+147.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.63 HUF4,639.46	$10.34 THB348.65	-18.1%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 4.1% more for housing

	Szeged	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.19 HUF6,314.83	$15.36 THB517.87	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$381.42 HUF140,150.46	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.66 HUF115,986.59	$301.88 THB10,178.12	-4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.40 HUF30,276.22	$67.33 THB2,270.09	-18.3%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Szeged	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.13 HUF88,600.87	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+162.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,261.02 HUF1,933,109.84	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+150.7%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Szeged	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 HUF604.10	$2.33 THB78.57	+41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 HUF637.93	$2.58 THB87.11	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.79 HUF2,126.42	$4.20 THB141.67	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.77 HUF13,145.15	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.52 HUF2,029.77	$7.28 THB245.52	+31.8%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Szeged	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.76 HUF24,163.87	$55.27 THB1,863.40	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.67 HUF8,698.99	$34.84 THB1,174.61	+47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.38 HUF22,552.95	$97.10 THB3,273.63	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.07 HUF33,829.42	$92.12 THB3,105.89	+0.1%
Average			+22.4%

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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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