Lilongwe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$260
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
20
67
🏙️ Population
989K
1.99M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7990th and 6834th ($582 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8861st and 3775th 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
$3.23
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795