Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 47.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Manila, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
|
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