Antwerp vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$909
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$105
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
12
😀 Quality of life
91
25
🏙️ Population
529K
989K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 207% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2669th and 7884th ($1818 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 196th and 8966th 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
$20.4
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1737
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1791
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1512
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1571
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1745
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2175
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1639
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1823
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1794
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1846
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2028
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1889
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1867
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1858
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1742
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2374
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2087
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1816
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1811
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1726
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1835
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2025

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653