Hiroshima vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$334
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
92
30
🏙️ Population
1.2M
989K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 49% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6460th and 8027th ($877 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 88th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Lilongwe

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Hiroshima Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$2330

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

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