Lilongwe vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$826
🏠 One person rent
$250
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
63
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
989K
3.38M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 74% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8027th and 9109th ($591 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.1 months in Lucknow. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 8837th and 5852nd 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
$4.25
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$982

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284