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Hungary vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 1.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 15.7% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Hungary

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Hungary are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$10.15 HUF3,330.88	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$8.05 HUF2,639.18	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.44 HUF471.06	+78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$1.11 HUF364.07	+57.5%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$1.54 HUF506.07	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$4.49 HUF1,473.09	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$4.17 HUF1,369.06	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$2.86 HUF937.40	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$2.70 HUF884.74	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$0.79 HUF258.17	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$0.88 HUF289.17	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$0.91 HUF298.57	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$1.40 HUF458.11	-14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$0.51 HUF167.52	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.55 HUF179.65	-53.6%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$6.76 HUF2,218.03	+60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$25.12 HUF8,238.69	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$26,788.81 HUF8,787,263.89	+19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$13.43 HUF4,403.68	-46.0%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$20.66 HUF6,777.14	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$481.37 HUF157,899.93	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$376.75 HUF123,582.86	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$111.14 HUF36,455.08	+38.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 15.7% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$310.81 HUF101,951.48	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$7,229.50 HUF2,371,419.52	+82.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$2.09 HUF686.16	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$2.21 HUF725.87	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$6.97 HUF2,285.18	+0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$49.15 HUF16,122.78	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$7.52 HUF2,467.08	-27.0%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$76.50 HUF25,094.90	+145.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$30.66 HUF10,056.34	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$79.51 HUF26,082.15	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$91.04 HUF29,862.12	-6.8%
Average			+31.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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