Berlin vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$107
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
14
😀 Quality of life
94
29
🏙️ Population
3.78M
989K

The cost of living in Berlin is 304% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1150th and 8094th ($2371 vs $587) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 45th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lilongwe

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Berlin Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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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