Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$682
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
95
30
🏙️ Population
587K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 164% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3860th and 8027th ($1561 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 17th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$2330

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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