Belgrade vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$741
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
14
😀 Quality of life
73
30
🏙️ Population
1.2M
989K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 133% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4396th and 8027th ($1378 vs $591) 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 2503rd and 8837th 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
$14
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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