Lilongwe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$147
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
26
63
🏙️ Population
989K
133K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 71% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9038th and 4218th ($367 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Maldives, respectively. Check Malawi vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Male. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8741st and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Male

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Lilongwe Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$3438

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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339