Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$251
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
61
😀 Quality of life
20
67
🏙️ Population
989K
1.99M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7807th and 6769th ($587 vs $727) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8847th and 3750th 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
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$10220

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850