Leipzig vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$764
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
13
😀 Quality of life
92
20
🏙️ Population
620K
989K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 158% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 3353rd and 7807th ($1516 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 87th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

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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