Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 22.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.96
|
$11.29
HUF3,994.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.97
|
$8.47
HUF2,996.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$1.65
HUF584.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$1.26
HUF446.40
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.44
|
$1.59
HUF561.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.75
|
$4.84
HUF1,712.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.29
|
$4.13
HUF1,461.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.70
|
$2.52
HUF890.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.28
|
$2.59
HUF914.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.25
|
$0.73
HUF256.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.85
HUF300.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.16
|
$0.90
HUF318.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.30
|
$1.41
HUF499.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.57
HUF201.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.59
|
$0.62
HUF220.44
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.07
|
$6.74
HUF2,384.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD659.64
|
$26.82
HUF9,487.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,392.41
|
$31,054.17
HUF10,985,629.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.96
|
$13.04
HUF4,613.96
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.06
|
$17.90
HUF6,331.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,134.44
|
$643.77
HUF227,738.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,935.92
|
$500.61
HUF177,093.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.47
|
$123.00
HUF43,512.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,569.15
|
$438.86
HUF155,251.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,569.54
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,781,977.11
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.99
|
$2.82
HUF998.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
$2.36
HUF833.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.98
|
$6.21
HUF2,197.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.93
|
$51.95
HUF18,378.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.97
|
$7.76
HUF2,746.41
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.92
|
$80.02
HUF28,306.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.80
|
$34.09
HUF12,060.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.47
|
$92.91
HUF32,866.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD733.77
|
$100.47
HUF35,541.76
|
|
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