Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 10.0% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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