Crete vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$647
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
14
😀 Quality of life
64
30
🏙️ Population
623K
989K

The cost of living in Crete is 130% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4439th and 8027th ($1360 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Malawi, respectively. Check Greece vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5413th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Lilongwe

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Crete Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718