Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 77.2% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 62.6% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,515.54
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,769.92
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.98
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.81
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.50
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,355.83
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,839.65
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.91
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,350.23
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.10
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.35
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,950.73
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.84
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.01
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.00
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,752.39
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,191,129.69
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,572.58
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 94.8% more for housing
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,153.32
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,522.16
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,802.34
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,670.63
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,821.33
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,440.96
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.46
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,060.04
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,243.99
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,850.51
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,925.01
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,168.72
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,278.23
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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