Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Hungary
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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