Brasilia vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$296	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	13
😀 Quality of life	56	20
🏙️ Population	2.82M	989K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 30% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6598th and 7807th ($765 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Malawi, respectively. Check Brazil vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 5716th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Lilongwe

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	Brasilia	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$2351

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688