Cost of living comparison

Szombathely, Hungary

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Szombathely Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 20.7% more expensive than Szombathely.

Restaurants: pay 47.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 1.2% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 83.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Szombathely Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.86 HUF3,446.82	$2.91 THB95.47	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF2,757.46	$5.83 THB190.94	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 HUF358.47	$0.62 THB20.18	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 HUF211.41	$0.29 THB9.56	-51.8%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF486.97	$1.52 THB49.89	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 HUF2,251.93	$11.74 THB384.77	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 HUF1,321.29	$7.32 THB239.87	+93.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 HUF896.17	$2.27 THB74.47	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 HUF1,014.51	$1.31 THB43.09	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HUF262.58	$1.47 THB48.22	+95.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF249.99	$0.73 THB23.81	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 HUF284.90	$1.04 THB33.93	+27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 HUF422.03	$0.80 THB26.37	-33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF180.53	$0.71 THB23.35	+37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF208.32	$0.62 THB20.40	+4.4%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,105.29	$4.47 THB146.35	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.48 HUF6,107.77	$39.32 THB1,288.87	+125.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,444.51 HUF13,782,700.97	$55,345.18 THB1,813,967.97	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.21 HUF3,915.59	$10.34 THB338.93	-7.7%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 1.2% more for housing

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.00 HUF5,591.51	$15.36 THB503.43	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.12 HUF124,085.67	$571.31 THB18,724.83	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.36 HUF101,106.84	$301.88 THB9,894.37	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.49 HUF53,981.32	$67.33 THB2,206.80	-56.4%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.75 HUF82,723.78	$632.63 THB20,734.90	+167.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,152.55 HUF4,595,765.58	$13,191.37 THB432,354.12	+0.3%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 HUF422.81	$2.33 THB76.38	+92.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 HUF588.26	$2.58 THB84.68	+53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 HUF1,838.31	$4.20 THB137.72	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.14 HUF13,327.72	$54.58 THB1,788.83	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.93 HUF1,374.13	$7.28 THB238.68	+85.2%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Szombathely	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.94 HUF26,885.23	$55.27 THB1,811.45	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.95 HUF9,766.00	$34.84 THB1,141.87	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.30 HUF29,106.52	$97.10 THB3,182.37	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.22 HUF36,766.12	$92.12 THB3,019.30	-12.4%
Average			+0.2%

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