Lilongwe vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
94
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
989K
664K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 78% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8027th and 676th ($591 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Malawi and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8837th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Rotterdam

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Lilongwe Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$13439

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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727