Lilongwe vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$147
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
43
😀 Quality of life
26
63
🏙️ Population
989K
527K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 52% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 9038th and 6533rd ($367 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Malawi vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8741st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116