Gothenburg vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1409
🏠 One person rent	$914	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	14
😀 Quality of life	92	30
🏙️ Population	675K	989K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 216% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2599th and 8027th ($1864 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Malawi, respectively. Check Sweden vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 83rd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lilongwe

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	Gothenburg	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$2330

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$495
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$530
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$505
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$828
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1002
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1024
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$768
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$469
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$764
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$613
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$924
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$686
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1030
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1189
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1473
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$754
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1229
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$706
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1521
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$577
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1181
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$861
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$750
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1039
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$630
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$506
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$408
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$718