Brisbane vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
13
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
2.36M
989K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 543% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 930th and 9038th ($2356 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 18th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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