Adelaide vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
13
😀 Quality of life
92
26
🏙️ Population
1.3M
989K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 495% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1333rd and 9038th ($2180 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 75th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734