Lilongwe vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$260
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
43
😀 Quality of life
20
63
🏙️ Population
989K
527K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7990th and 6502nd ($582 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8861st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$4291

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191