Frankfurt vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
88
14
😀 Quality of life
95
30
🏙️ Population
776K
989K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 278% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1425th and 8027th ($2230 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 34th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lilongwe

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$2330

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Lilongwe

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