Lilongwe vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
92
😀 Quality of life
20
86
🏙️ Population
989K
1.38M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 65% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7990th and 3084th ($582 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8861st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Prague

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Lilongwe Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$12545

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141