Lilongwe vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
90
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
989K
548K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 75% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8027th and 1156th ($591 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8837th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Manchester

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Lilongwe Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$21096

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862