Antwerp vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$929
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$107
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
14
😀 Quality of life
90
29
🏙️ Population
529K
989K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 213% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2660th and 8094th ($1834 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 190th and 8818th 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
$20.7
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813