Antwerp vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$780
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
12
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
529K
989K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 126% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2677th and 6946th ($1537 vs $680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Belgium and Malawi, respectively. Check Belgium vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Lilongwe. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lilongwe ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 146th and 7145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
20.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$10388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$0.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$6174

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$594
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$585
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$587
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$594
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$585
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$520
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$995
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$583
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$593
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1083
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$951
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$751
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$826
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$787
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$1023
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$649
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$801
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1176
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$1032
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1042
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$725
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1076
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1144
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$692
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1044
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$985
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1170
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$787
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1030
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$785
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$1111
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$998
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$709
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$643
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$687
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$1080