Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$251
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
59
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
989K
2M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8094th and 6121st ($587 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Belarus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8818th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Minsk

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Lilongwe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$5.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853