Lilongwe vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$789
🏠 One person rent
$251
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
63
😀 Quality of life
29
59
🏙️ Population
989K
3.38M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 80% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8094th and 9120th ($587 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 8818th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Lucknow

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Lilongwe Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$975

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287