Lilongwe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$251
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
29
93
🏙️ Population
989K
1.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8094th and 2370th ($587 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8818th and 49th 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
$4.43
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$6432

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828