Leipzig vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3962
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$856
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1466
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
12
😀 Quality of life
92
25
🏙️ Population
620K
989K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 186% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3162nd and 7884th ($1690 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 113th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4459
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2997
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10887
$2356

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653