Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$666
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
96
25
🏙️ Population
587K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 156% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7884th ($1516 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 24th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$2356

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653