Frankfurt vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
12
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
776K
989K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 269% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1510th and 7884th ($2182 vs $592) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 38th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$2356

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653