Lilongwe vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$250
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
72
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
989K
56.8K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 60% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8027th and 4107th ($591 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Cyprus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 8837th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Nicosia

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Lilongwe Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.68
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.86
🥤 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
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$9656

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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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911