Hyderabad, India vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$444	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1082	$1406
🏠 One person rent	$159	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$171	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	14
😀 Quality of life	62	29
🏙️ Population	9.19M	989K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 24% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8882nd and 8094th ($444 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Malawi, respectively. Check India vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Hyderabad, India ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5556th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Lilongwe

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	Hyderabad	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.62	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.67	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.43	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.35	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.94	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.6	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2668	$2337

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$494
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$452
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$559
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$495
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$792
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$522
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$456
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1132
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1015
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$755
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$691
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$463
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$754
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$692
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$875
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$933
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1166
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1304
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1602
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$727
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1378
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$677
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$565
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1167
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$840
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$849
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1029
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$632
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$495
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$417
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$813