Kharkiv vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$204
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
14
😀 Quality of life
63
29
🏙️ Population
1.42M
989K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 15% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8662nd and 8094th ($501 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Ukraine and Malawi, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5430th and 8818th 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
$5.32
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$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
$127
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$2337

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$618
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$539
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$611
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$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
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$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$849
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$1029
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$632
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$495
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$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813