Lilongwe vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$260
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
69
😀 Quality of life
20
81
🏙️ Population
989K
330K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 57% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7990th and 4220th ($582 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Malawi and Cyprus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8861st and 469th 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
$3.23
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$7504

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591