Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$147
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
26
67
🏙️ Population
989K
2M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 44% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 9038th and 7206th ($367 vs $649) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8741st and 3890th 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
$2
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760