Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 19.4% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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