Dresden vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$637
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
92
29
🏙️ Population
566K
989K

The cost of living in Dresden is 147% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4158th and 8094th ($1448 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 96th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lilongwe

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Dresden Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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