Budapest vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$589	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$627
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	52
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.2M

The cost of living in Budapest is 60% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6705th ($1185 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Hungary and Thailand, respectively. Check Hungary vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 551st and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chiang Mai

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	Budapest	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$13977

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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

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583