Frankfurt vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
13
😀 Quality of life
94
20
🏙️ Population
776K
989K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 239% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1863rd and 7807th ($1989 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 47th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688