Lilongwe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$250
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
989K
1.8M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8027th and 2284th ($591 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8837th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Montreal

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Lilongwe Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805