Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.5 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
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