Lilongwe vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	20	100
🏙️ Population	989K	5.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7990th and 923rd ($582 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8861st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Melbourne

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	Lilongwe	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$21306

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Cities near Lilongwe

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913