Lilongwe vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$250
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
12
44
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
989K
423K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 30% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7884th and 6460th ($592 vs $849) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8966th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195