Lilongwe vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	20	99
🏙️ Population	989K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 82% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7807th and 58th ($587 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.3 months in London. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8847th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs London

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	Lilongwe	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$26090

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009