Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Bangkok 

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Consumer Prices in Bangkok are 10.0% lower than in Budapest (without rent)
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Bangkok are 5.6% lower than in Budapest
Rent Prices in Bangkok are 8.4% higher than in Budapest
Restaurant Prices in Bangkok are 51.6% lower than in Budapest
Groceries Prices in Bangkok are 10.7% higher than in Budapest
Local Purchasing Power in Bangkok is 42.0% lower than in Budapest
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Restaurants
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 10.86 $
(4,000.00 Ft)		 2.70 $
(100.00 ฿)		      -75.1 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 54.30 $
(20,000.00 Ft)		 25.97 $
(961.24 ฿)		      -52.2 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 8.14 $
(3,000.00 Ft)		 5.40 $
(200.00 ฿)		      -33.7 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.71 $
(1,000.00 Ft)		 1.89 $
(70.00 ฿)		      -30.3 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.71 $
(1,000.00 Ft)		 3.92 $
(145.00 ฿)		      +44.3 %
Cappuccino (regular) 2.28 $
(840.61 Ft)		 2.39 $
(88.45 ฿)		      +4.7 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.60 $
(590.68 Ft)		 0.57 $
(20.99 ฿)		      -64.6 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.22 $
(448.47 Ft)		 0.34 $
(12.40 ฿)		      -72.5 %
Markets
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 3.97 $
(1,463.99 Ft)		 6.29 $
(232.95 ฿)		      +58.3 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.38 $
(509.55 Ft)		 1.49 $
(55.02 ฿)		      +7.4 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.91 $
(336.50 Ft)		 0.66 $
(24.46 ฿)		      -27.7 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.38 $
(875.89 Ft)		 2.15 $
(79.55 ฿)		      -9.6 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.38 $
(1,611.93 Ft)		 8.40 $
(311.12 ฿)		      +92.0 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.49 $
(917.72 Ft)		 1.37 $
(50.68 ฿)		      -45.0 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.55 $
(2,042.73 Ft)		 4.66 $
(172.48 ฿)		      -16.0 %
Apples (1 lb) 0.69 $
(253.60 Ft)		 1.35 $
(50.15 ฿)		      +96.8 %
Banana (1 lb) 0.83 $
(304.09 Ft)		 0.69 $
(25.42 ฿)		      -16.8 %
Oranges (1 lb) 0.87 $
(319.18 Ft)		 1.02 $
(37.60 ฿)		      +17.2 %
Tomato (1 lb) 1.26 $
(463.74 Ft)		 0.71 $
(26.15 ฿)		      -43.9 %
Potato (1 lb) 0.55 $
(201.15 Ft)		 0.66 $
(24.34 ฿)		      +20.4 %
Onion (1 lb) 0.59 $
(217.24 Ft)		 0.57 $
(21.25 ฿)		      -2.7 %
Lettuce (1 head) 1.38 $
(506.70 Ft)		 1.22 $
(45.34 ฿)		      -11.0 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.48 $
(176.59 Ft)		 0.44 $
(16.38 ฿)		      -7.7 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.43 $
(2,000.00 Ft)		 16.21 $
(600.00 ฿)		      +198.5 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.07 $
(395.13 Ft)		 1.68 $
(62.14 ฿)		      +56.5 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.43 $
(526.58 Ft)		 3.20 $
(118.55 ฿)		      +124.0 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 5.97 $
(2,200.00 Ft)		 4.05 $
(150.00 ฿)		      -32.2 %
Transportation
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.22 $
(450.00 Ft)		 1.19 $
(44.00 ฿)		      -2.7 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 25.79 $
(9,500.00 Ft)		 35.12 $
(1,300.00 ฿)		      +36.2 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 2.99 $
(1,100.00 Ft)		 0.95 $
(35.00 ฿)		      -68.3 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.92 $
(708.11 Ft)		 1.88 $
(69.69 ฿)		      -2.1 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 17.92 $
(6,600.00 Ft)		 4.86 $
(180.00 ฿)		      -72.9 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.46 $
(2,380.41 Ft)		 4.12 $
(152.69 ฿)		      -36.2 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,505.13 $
(10,500,000.00 Ft)		 49,972.98 $
(1,850,000.00 ฿)		      +75.3 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,178.38 $
(10,011,283.72 Ft)		 24,631.78 $
(911,868.42 ฿)		      -9.4 %
Utilities (Monthly)
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 154.12 $
(56,770.02 Ft)		 89.84 $
(3,325.97 ฿)		      -41.7 %
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 22.68 $
(8,352.55 Ft)		 12.84 $
(475.46 ฿)		      -43.4 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 16.94 $
(6,238.82 Ft)		 14.92 $
(552.36 ฿)		      -11.9 %
Sports And Leisure
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 49.57 $
(18,260.53 Ft)		 53.72 $
(1,988.85 ฿)		      +8.4 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.10 $
(5,561.54 Ft)		 10.30 $
(381.29 ฿)		      -31.8 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 6.92 $
(2,550.00 Ft)		 6.75 $
(250.00 ฿)		      -2.4 %
Childcare
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 408.45 $
(150,454.55 Ft)		 622.58 $
(23,047.95 ฿)		      +52.4 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 9,947.90 $
(3,664,356.88 Ft)		 12,234.60 $
(452,925.00 ฿)		      +23.0 %
Clothing And Shoes
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 76.88 $
(28,319.75 Ft)		 53.02 $
(1,962.93 ฿)		      -31.0 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 31.97 $
(11,777.78 Ft)		 39.46 $
(1,460.78 ฿)		      +23.4 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 90.33 $
(33,273.17 Ft)		 99.82 $
(3,695.36 ฿)		      +10.5 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 96.27 $
(35,461.32 Ft)		 94.23 $
(3,488.42 ฿)		      -2.1 %
Rent Per Month
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 626.23 $
(230,673.93 Ft)		 608.19 $
(22,515.15 ฿)		      -2.9 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 485.49 $
(178,831.92 Ft)		 282.70 $
(10,465.71 ฿)		      -41.8 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,076.97 $
(396,705.17 Ft)		 1,529.44 $
(56,620.00 ฿)		      +42.0 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 805.79 $
(296,817.48 Ft)		 816.48 $
(30,226.00 ฿)		      +1.3 %
Buy Apartment Price
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 352.84 $
(129,969.77 Ft)		 468.82 $
(17,355.83 ฿)		      +32.9 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 240.03 $
(88,415.77 Ft)		 223.08 $
(8,258.53 ฿)		      -7.1 %
Salaries And Financing
 Budapest Edit Bangkok Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,137.25 $
(418,910.72 Ft)		 622.28 $
(23,036.69 ฿)		      -45.3 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 9.29 5.92      -36.3 %
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