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
HUF4,176.62
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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