Lilongwe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$147	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	26	96
🏙️ Population	989K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 91% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9038th and 6th ($367 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8741st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs New York City

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	Lilongwe	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$17859

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028