Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 11.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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