Copenhagen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	12
😀 Quality of life	98	25
🏙️ Population	667K	989K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 340% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 713th and 7884th ($2601 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Malawi, respectively. Check Denmark vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 10th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Lilongwe

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	Copenhagen	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$2356

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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