Lilongwe vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$985
🏠 One person rent
$251
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
20
52
🏙️ Population
989K
3.38M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 60% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7807th and 9042nd ($587 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 8847th and 6090th 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
$4.27
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$1654

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$315
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$314
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$384
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$297
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$288
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$370
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$300
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$329
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$308
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$328
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$368
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$353
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$296
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$307
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$283
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$309
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$391
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$321
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$342
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$368
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$386
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$425
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$294
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$510
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$278
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$536
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$289
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$316
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$341
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$349
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$419
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$274
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$299
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$372
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$283
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$331
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$265
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$292