Lilongwe vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
99
😀 Quality of life
26
85
🏙️ Population
989K
1.37M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 82% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 9038th and 1623rd ($367 vs $2074) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 8741st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550