Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$681
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
95
20
🏙️ Population
585K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 162% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3595th and 7990th ($1525 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd 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 31st and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$2358

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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$526
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$515
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$516
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$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670