Lilongwe vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$260
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
82
😀 Quality of life
20
64
🏙️ Population
989K
15.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7990th and 6838th ($582 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8861st and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283