Dortmund vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$750
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
14
😀 Quality of life
95
30
🏙️ Population
595K
989K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 177% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3504th and 8027th ($1637 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 33rd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Lilongwe

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Dortmund Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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