Lilongwe vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
20
86
🏙️ Population
989K
1.35M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 71% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7807th and 1772nd ($587 vs $2022) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Milan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 8847th and 341st 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
$4.27
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$14604

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LilongweMilan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506