Blantyre vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$156
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
800K
1.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8689th and 3675th ($495 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Hungary, respectively. Check Malawi vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8790th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Budapest

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Blantyre Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$17067

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
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$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
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$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160