Dresden vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$706
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
92
30
🏙️ Population
566K
989K

The cost of living in Dresden is 159% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3968th and 8027th ($1531 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 117th and 8837th 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
$13.3
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$2330

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$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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