Belgrade vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$719
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
14
😀 Quality of life
73
29
🏙️ Population
1.2M
989K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 130% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4429th and 8094th ($1349 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 2274th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Lilongwe

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Belgrade Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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