Budapest vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$810
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$107
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
81
29
🏙️ Population
1.69M
989K

The cost of living in Budapest is 169% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3675th and 8094th ($1580 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Malawi, respectively. Check Hungary vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 646th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lilongwe

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Budapest Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$2337

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$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
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813