Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$250
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
12
61
😀 Quality of life
25
69
🏙️ Population
989K
2M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7884th and 6924th ($592 vs $735) 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8966th and 4343rd 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
$4.27
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$11271

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879