Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$904
🏠 One person rent
$759
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$306
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
579K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 314% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3358th and 9038th ($1519 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 32nd and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1424

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
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$335
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$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