Copenhagen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1406
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	97	29
🏙️ Population	667K	989K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 335% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 805th and 8094th ($2555 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Malawi, respectively. Check Denmark vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5th and 8818th 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	$21.1	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$2337

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Lilongwe

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