Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$250
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
59
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
989K
2M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8027th and 6618th ($591 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8837th and 4692nd 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
$4.25
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882