Lilongwe vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
91
😀 Quality of life
20
92
🏙️ Population
989K
548K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7807th and 1662nd ($587 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8847th and 85th 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
$4.27
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$19551

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Cost of living

$349

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681