Chisinau vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$482
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
13
😀 Quality of life
57
20
🏙️ Population
639K
989K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6200th and 7990th ($876 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and Malawi, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 5629th and 8861st 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
$7.06
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$2358

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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