Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 1.3% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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