Chisinau vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$528
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
12
😀 Quality of life
59
25
🏙️ Population
639K
989K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 60% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5968th and 7884th ($947 vs $592) 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 6039th and 8966th 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
$8.01
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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