Adelaide vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	13
😀 Quality of life	93	20
🏙️ Population	1.3M	989K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 286% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1267th and 7990th ($2246 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 64th and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Lilongwe

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	Adelaide	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$2358

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Lilongwe

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