Lilongwe vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$3299
😷 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 73% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7990th and 1500th ($582 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8861st and 76th 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
$3.23
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761