Lilongwe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$250
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
12
96
😀 Quality of life
25
73
🏙️ Population
989K
13.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 59% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7884th and 4141st ($592 vs $1438) 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8966th and 2664th 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
$4.27
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772