Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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