Cologne vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
1.09M
989K

The cost of living in Cologne is 231% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2200th and 8094th ($1941 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 21st and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Lilongwe

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Cologne Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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