Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 23.6% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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