Helsinki vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$991
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
14
😀 Quality of life
94
30
🏙️ Population
687K
989K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 237% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2068th and 8027th ($1990 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Malawi, respectively. Check Finland vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 48th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Lilongwe

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Helsinki Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$2330

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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