Athens vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$904
🏠 One person rent
$633
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
13
😀 Quality of life
78
26
🏙️ Population
664K
989K

The cost of living in Athens is 251% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4210th and 9038th ($1287 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Malawi, respectively. Check Greece vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 560th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Lilongwe

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Athens Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$1424

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734