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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.9% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$11.55 Ft 3,832

-60.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$57.4 Ft 19.1K

-19.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.79 Ft 2,918

-0.11%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.88 Ft 957

7.29%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.80 Ft 598

-61.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.36 Ft 450

-70.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.85 Ft 946

-15.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.96 Ft 983

24.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.26 Ft 418

78.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.69 Ft 560

10.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.13 Ft 705

4.23%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.17 Ft 1,052

-29.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.17 Ft 3,376

93.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.35 Ft 2,108

-42.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$13.21 Ft 4,384

-0.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.86 Ft 618

81.72%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.93 Ft 642

-12.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.15 Ft 714

8.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.50 Ft 1,162

-43.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.13 Ft 376

37.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.25 Ft 416

20.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.56 Ft 518

-37.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.58 Ft 192

-17.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$6.92 Ft 2,298

-37.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.06 Ft 2,010

240.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.20 Ft 398

47.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.66 Ft 550

65.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.28 Ft 425

7.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$26.05 Ft 8,648

-56.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.09 Ft 1,027

0.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.11 Ft 369

-5.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.15 Ft 6,356

-28.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.77 Ft 589

-24.29%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$25.4K Ft 8.4M

8.83%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$31.1K Ft 10.3M

8.18%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$145 Ft 48.1K

-15.75%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$25.64 Ft 8,509

-46.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.94 Ft 6,618

-7.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$64.3 Ft 21.3K

-3.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$21.96 Ft 7,289

-23.95%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$8.97 Ft 2,977

1.34%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$460 Ft 152.8K

52.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$12.3K Ft 4.1M

30.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$85.8 Ft 28.5K

-31.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$42.12 Ft 14.0K

-18.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$97.0 Ft 32.2K

16.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$105 Ft 34.9K

-19.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$722 Ft 239.6K

-16.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$554 Ft 183.9K

-21.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,332 Ft 442.2K

55.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$969 Ft 321.5K

52.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$5,420 Ft 1.8M

-17.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,858 Ft 1.3M

-22.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,645 Ft 545.9K

-66.71%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Budapest: January 13, 2026

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