Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 23.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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