Budapest vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$750
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$121
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
81
30
🏙️ Population
1.69M
989K

The cost of living in Budapest is 149% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8027th ($1469 vs $591) 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 680th and 8837th 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
$12.2
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$2330

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718