Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 23.7% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.44
MWK2,484.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.38
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$6.41
MWK11,079.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$291.36
MWK503,947.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$135.70
MWK234,705.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$35.40
MWK61,228.22
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$268.95
MWK465,181.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$2.46
MWK4,251.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$22.98
MWK39,751.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$4.04
MWK6,980.22
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$42.71
MWK73,865.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$62.59
MWK108,260.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$80.68
MWK139,554.56
|
|
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