Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 41.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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