Blantyre vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$131
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
29
79
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.71M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 9046th and 4647th ($363 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Hungary, respectively. Check Malawi vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1 months in Budapest. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8522nd and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$10141

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
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$600

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$915
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$824
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$968
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$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
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$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
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$755
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$1041
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$797
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$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
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$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
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$901
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$764
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$777
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$1197
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$1269
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$737
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$767
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$835
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$1149
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$1040