Cost of Living Comparison Between Debrecen and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Debrecen and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Debrecen is 11.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Debrecen is 7.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.31 Ft 3,573
$4.68 ฿151
120.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.48 Ft 16.1K
$46.4 ฿1,502
0.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.66 Ft 3,347
$8.65 ฿280
11.68%
Cappuccino
$1.65 Ft 570
$3.09 ฿100
-46.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 Ft 383
$0.73 ฿23.53
52.05%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 Ft 259
$0.37 ฿11.95
102.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.16 Ft 403
$2.39 ฿77.4
-51.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 Ft 689
$3.62 ฿117
-45.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 Ft 374
$2.24 ฿72.5
-51.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 Ft 544
$1.8 ฿58.2
-12.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.06 Ft 714
$2.24 ฿72.3
-8.04%
Eggs
$2.72 Ft 941
$2.23 ฿72.1
21.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.61 Ft 2,635
$19.31 ฿625
-60.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.53 Ft 1,916
$3.77 ฿122
46.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.49 Ft 3,634
$13.05 ฿422
-19.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.31 Ft 455
$3.28 ฿106
-60.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 Ft 603
$1.63 ฿52.6
6.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.09 Ft 725
$2.4 ฿77.7
-12.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.61 Ft 904
$1.99 ฿64.3
31.16%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 Ft 269
$1.53 ฿49.62
-49.02%
Onion (1kg)
$1.03 Ft 357
$1.49 ฿48.11
-30.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.02 Ft 701
$1.02 ฿32.87
98.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 Ft 189
$0.48 ฿15.61
14.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.7 Ft 2,320
$4.32 ฿140
55.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.6 Ft 1,595
$21.68 ฿702
-78.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 Ft 371
$1.77 ฿57.3
-39.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 Ft 401
$2.79 ฿90.4
-58.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.4 Ft 484
$1.35 ฿43.74
3.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.96 Ft 8,648
$11.76 ฿380
112.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.01 Ft 1,042
$3.15 ฿102
-4.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.15 Ft 397
$1 ฿32.3
15.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.67 Ft 4,042
$13.64 ฿442
-14.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.69 Ft 584
$1.3 ฿42.2
30.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.4K Ft 7.4M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-21.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.3K Ft 8.8M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-25.42%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$141 Ft 48.8K
$123 ฿3,970
14.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.29 Ft 9,454
$13.93 ฿451
95.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.53 Ft 6,075
$18.24 ฿590
-3.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.6 Ft 15.5K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-26.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.72 Ft 2,675
$17.11 ฿554
-54.88%
Cinema Ticket
$8.42 Ft 2,917
$9.07 ฿294
-7.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$257 Ft 89.2K
$694 ฿22.5K
-62.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K Ft 3.7M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-32.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$66.8 Ft 23.1K
$57.5 ฿1,861
16.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.33 Ft 8,082
$34.51 ฿1,117
-32.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$77.5 Ft 26.8K
$115 ฿3,727
-32.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.8 Ft 31.8K
$84.8 ฿2,743
8.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$557 Ft 192.9K
$611 ฿19.8K
-8.88%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$472 Ft 163.4K
$442 ฿14.3K
6.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$997 Ft 345.6K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-50.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$854 Ft 296K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-41.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,832 Ft 981.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-33.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,232 Ft 773.2K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-22.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Debrecen
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,081 Ft 374.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
55.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.29
5.33
36.77%

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Last update for Debrecen: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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