Lilongwe vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$250
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
39
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
989K
767K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 60% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8027th and 4105th ($591 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and Croatia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 8837th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zagreb

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Lilongwe Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961