Belgrade vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$717	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	12
😀 Quality of life	74	25
🏙️ Population	1.2M	989K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 126% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4408th and 7884th ($1335 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Malawi, respectively. Check Serbia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 2116th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$2356

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$883
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$918
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$734
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$858
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$971
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$742
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$707
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$832
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$934
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1072
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$708
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$669
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$965
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$932
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$819
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$668
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$864
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$557
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$646
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$890
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1033
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1107
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$895
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$920
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$760
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1002
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$802

Cities near Lilongwe

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