Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 46.0% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.97
|
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.97
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.19
|
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.82
|
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.28
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.01
|
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱398.36
|
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.89
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.87
|
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.24
|
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.14
|
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.26
|
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.28
|
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.43
|
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.08
|
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.85
|
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱582.24
|
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,499,846.45
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.48
|
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,689.24
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,497.13
|
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,748.59
|
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,235.61
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,297.10
|
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱828,486.61
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.99
|
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.17
|
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.98
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,381.57
|
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱449.95
|
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,953.57
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,559.74
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,341.14
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,570.92
|
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
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