Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$690
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
13
😀 Quality of life
94
20
🏙️ Population
587K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 146% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3685th and 7807th ($1443 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 33rd and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$2351

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$518
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$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688