Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 8.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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