Budapest vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$553
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
79
20
🏙️ Population
1.69M
989K

The cost of living in Budapest is 89% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4777th and 7807th ($1109 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 618th and 8847th 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
$9.45
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$2351

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688