Bangkok vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$425	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.69M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5738th and 4643rd ($994 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Hungary, respectively. Check Thailand vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 1355th and 551st 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	$4.03	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$11060

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090