Hungary vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2712
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$555
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$213
💸 GDP per capita
$23311
$3076
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
31
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
81
35
😀 Quality of life
69
39
🏙️ Population
9.56M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1121) is 100% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($562). Hungary ranked 79th vs 174th for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 49th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Hungary and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Hungary Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3671
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.5
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9660
$4010

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$566
317K
Lae
$548
101K