Bangalore vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$221	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	76	12
😀 Quality of life	65	25
🏙️ Population	12.3M	989K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 11% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8500th and 7884th ($524 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Malawi, respectively. Check India vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 5281st and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Lilongwe

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	Bangalore	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$2356

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653