Athens vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$722
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$121
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
14
😀 Quality of life
81
30
🏙️ Population
643K
989K

The cost of living in Athens is 148% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4184th and 8027th ($1462 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Malawi, respectively. Check Greece vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 639th and 8837th 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
$16.7
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$2330

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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