Hamburg City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$275
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	13
😀 Quality of life	94	20
🏙️ Population	1.91M	989K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 242% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1818th and 7807th ($2007 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 40th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lilongwe

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	Hamburg City	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$2351

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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