Brisbane vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
13
😀 Quality of life
97
20
🏙️ Population
2.71M
989K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 243% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1792nd and 7807th ($2016 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 7th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

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