Essen vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$642
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
587K
989K

The cost of living in Essen is 159% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3925th and 8094th ($1519 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 23rd and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Lilongwe

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Essen Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$2337

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813