Dresden vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$904
🏠 One person rent
$696
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
13
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
555K
989K

The cost of living in Dresden is 284% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3786th and 9038th ($1406 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 190th and 8741st 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
$11.6
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734