Ahmedabad vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$904
🏠 One person rent
$222
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$306
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
56
13
😀 Quality of life
56
26
🏙️ Population
7.65M
989K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 38% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8477th and 9038th ($505 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Malawi, respectively. Check India vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5867th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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