Lilongwe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$251	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	20	78
🏙️ Population	989K	592K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 59% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7807th and 3759th ($587 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8847th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Malaga

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	Lilongwe	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449