Brisbane vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	97	20
🏙️ Population	2.36M	989K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 328% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 781st and 7990th ($2491 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 15th and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lilongwe

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	Brisbane	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$2358

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670