Ahmedabad vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$578
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
57
12
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
7.65M
989K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 22% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6097th and 6946th ($832 vs $680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in India and Malawi, respectively. Check India vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Lilongwe. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Lilongwe ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5982nd and 7145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
20.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$10388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$0.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$6174

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$594
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$585
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$587
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$594
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$585
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$520
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$995
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$583
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$593
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1083
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$951
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$751
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$826
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$787
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$1023
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$649
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$801
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1176
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$1032
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1042
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$725
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1076
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1144
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$692
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1044
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$985
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1170
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$787
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1030
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$785
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$1111
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$998
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$709
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$643
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$687
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$1080