Cologne vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
97
20
🏙️ Population
1.08M
989K

The cost of living in Cologne is 218% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2308th and 7990th ($1851 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 16th and 8861st 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
$14
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2358

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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