Lilongwe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$250
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
989K
13.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 63% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8027th and 3728th ($591 vs $1585) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8837th and 3206th 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
$4.25
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791