Lilongwe vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
98
😀 Quality of life
29
88
🏙️ Population
989K
1.35M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 75% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8094th and 1228th ($587 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Italy, respectively. Check Malawi vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Milan. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 8818th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Milan

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Lilongwe Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653