Lilongwe vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$251
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
83
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
989K
15.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 18% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8094th and 7177th ($587 vs $717) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 8818th and 4560th 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
$4.43
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$4986

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281