Berlin vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$105
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
96
25
🏙️ Population
3.78M
989K

The cost of living in Berlin is 275% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1418th and 7884th ($2222 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 35th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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