Lilongwe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$147
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
26
95
🏙️ Population
989K
1.76M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 80% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9038th and 2281st ($367 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8741st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$7624

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576