Lilongwe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
29
72
🏙️ Population
989K
13.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 65% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8094th and 3277th ($587 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8818th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Moscow

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Lilongwe Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749