Belgrade vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belgrade	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2881	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$646	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.9	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	13
😀 Quality of life	70	20
🏙️ Population	1.2M	989K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 107% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7990th ($1204 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Malawi, respectively. Check Serbia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 2370th and 8861st 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	$11.3	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.52	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.85	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.51	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7527	$2358

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$658
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$737
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$707
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$697
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$835
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$687
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$695
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$797
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$860
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$890
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$668
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$761
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$743
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$640
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$743
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$593
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$521
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$635
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$780
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$851
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1046
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$697
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$953
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$661
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1053
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$802
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$712
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$705
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$849
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$745

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670