Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 69.4% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 96.0% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Hungary

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Hungary are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$8.96 HUF3,331.13	+107.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$7.43 HUF2,761.47	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$1.21 HUF449.08	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$0.86 HUF319.12	+98.3%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Malawi	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$1.39 HUF517.65	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$4.38 HUF1,627.34	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$3.84 HUF1,428.94	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$2.61 HUF969.83	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$2.28 HUF848.72	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$0.66 HUF246.90	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$0.74 HUF275.13	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$0.73 HUF271.19	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$1.25 HUF464.10	+136.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.49 HUF181.27	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.53 HUF198.50	-8.9%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Malawi	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$6.03 HUF2,242.91	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$20.52 HUF7,629.12	+374.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$25,367.29 HUF9,430,796.11	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$11.73 HUF4,361.15	-42.5%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 96.0% more for housing

	Malawi	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$17.11 HUF6,361.54	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$418.63 HUF155,633.67	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$319.78 HUF118,883.33	+223.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$100.62 HUF37,408.54	+143.7%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$270.87 HUF100,701.28	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$7,237.70 HUF2,690,759.36	+393.1%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$1.57 HUF583.10	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$1.85 HUF686.13	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$5.59 HUF2,076.79	+252.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$43.16 HUF16,045.63	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$6.33 HUF2,354.16	+60.3%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Malawi	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$65.42 HUF24,321.85	+44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$27.23 HUF10,122.34	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$66.04 HUF24,550.71	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$77.21 HUF28,704.73	+9.2%
Average			+10.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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