Blantyre vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$181
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4643rd ($591 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Hungary, respectively. Check Malawi vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8369th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$11060

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090