Lilongwe vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$2619
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$4456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
14
92
😀 Quality of life
29
96
🏙️ Population
989K
548K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8094th and 901st ($587 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8818th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$12462

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2389
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2659
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1865
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2755
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2354
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3165
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2608
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2564
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2087
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2407
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2185
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2112
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2399
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2460
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2283
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2247
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2662
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2111
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1805
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$2053
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1477
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2341
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2148
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1739
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1834
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1829
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2353
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1688