Antwerp vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$927
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$121
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
14
😀 Quality of life
90
30
🏙️ Population
529K
989K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 214% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2628th and 8027th ($1857 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Malawi, respectively. Check Belgium vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 218th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Lilongwe

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Antwerp Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718