Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Budapest Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Budapest

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.9% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 8.6% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 12.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$11.49 Ft 3,836

-59.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,463

$57.6 Ft 19.2K

-19.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$8.72 Ft 2,910

0.23%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.4

$2.75 Ft 917

10.55%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿22.85

$1.72 Ft 575

-58.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.41

$1.30 Ft 433

-70.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

$2.92 Ft 976

-16.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.96 Ft 988

28.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.0

$1.23 Ft 409

73.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.0

$1.75 Ft 584

6.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.4

$2.13 Ft 711

2.82%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.2

$3.01 Ft 1,005

-25.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿626

$9.92 Ft 3,312

98.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$6.07 Ft 2,027

-37.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿430

$13.23 Ft 4,414

2.42%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.87 Ft 623

73.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.0

$2.00 Ft 668

-16.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.9

$2.10 Ft 699

13.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.4

$3.46 Ft 1,156

-39.60%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.50

$1.17 Ft 390

30.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.89

$1.25 Ft 418

20.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$1.49 Ft 496

-33.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.33

$0.58 Ft 192

-12.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$6.56 Ft 2,189

-34.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

$5.41 Ft 1,804

275.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

$1.20 Ft 401

49.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

$1.65 Ft 552

67.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

$1.27 Ft 426

10.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

$25.89 Ft 8,640

-54.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.7

$3.14 Ft 1,048

-0.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.55

$1.16 Ft 386

-14.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿436

$19.04 Ft 6,354

-27.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.84

$1.77 Ft 590

-25.42%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿863.9K

$25.6K Ft 8.5M

6.39%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$30.4K Ft 10.2M

12.10%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 ฿3,819

$148 Ft 49.3K

-18.48%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿442

$26.65 Ft 8,895

-47.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿581

$19.73 Ft 6,584

-7.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

$63.2 Ft 21.1K

-3.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

$22.43 Ft 7,485

-23.18%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$9.09 Ft 3,035

-4.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$698 ฿22.1K

$456 Ft 152.3K

52.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿499.1K

$12.2K Ft 4.1M

29.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,828

$87.2 Ft 29.1K

-33.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,086

$41.65 Ft 13.9K

-17.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,590

$95.7 Ft 32.0K

18.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,690

$105 Ft 35.0K

-19.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

$733 Ft 244.8K

-17.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$555 Ft 185.2K

-21.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

$1,335 Ft 445.4K

54.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

$952 Ft 317.7K

57.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

$5,753 Ft 1.9M

-26.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

$4,049 Ft 1.4M

-26.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

$1,697 Ft 566.4K

-68.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

7.03

-24.18%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Budapest: March 2, 2026

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