Kharkiv vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$200
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
14
😀 Quality of life
63
30
🏙️ Population
1.42M
989K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 16% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8722nd and 8027th ($499 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Ukraine and Malawi, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5605th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Lilongwe

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Kharkiv Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$2330

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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
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$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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Distance City Cost of living
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$521
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
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$1181
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$861
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$750
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$1039
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$630
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$506
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$408
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$718