Lilongwe vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$250
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
83
😀 Quality of life
25
67
🏙️ Population
989K
15.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 16% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7884th and 7064th ($592 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 8966th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mumbai

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Lilongwe Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$3820

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310