Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 33.6% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
|
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