Bangkok vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$3612
🏠 One person rent	$465	$750
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1697
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.69M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5467th and 4163rd ($1027 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Hungary, respectively. Check Thailand vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2647th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Budapest

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	Bangkok	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$15168

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196