Birmingham vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$904
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	93	26
🏙️ Population	1.14M	989K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 447% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1780th and 9038th ($2004 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Malawi, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 58th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Lilongwe

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	Birmingham	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$1424

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

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