Lilongwe vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$260	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$4627
😷 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 83% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7990th and 37th ($582 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8861st and 2nd 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	$3.23	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$25830

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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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055