Dresden vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$729
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
13
😀 Quality of life
89
20
🏙️ Population
563K
989K

The cost of living in Dresden is 151% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3857th and 7990th ($1462 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 203rd and 8861st 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
$12
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$2358

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670