Frankfurt vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
88
14
😀 Quality of life
93
29
🏙️ Population
776K
989K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 284% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1384th and 8094th ($2251 vs $587) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 48th and 8818th 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
$17.4
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Lilongwe

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