Antwerp vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$832
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
13
😀 Quality of life
89
20
🏙️ Population
529K
989K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 179% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2896th and 7807th ($1640 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 203rd and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688