Chisinau vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$539
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
14
😀 Quality of life
62
30
🏙️ Population
567K
989K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5911th and 8027th ($967 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Malawi, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5736th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lilongwe

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Chisinau Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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