Lilongwe vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lilongwe	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1409	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$121	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	30	96
🏙️ Population	989K	2.14M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8027th and 978th ($591 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8837th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Perth

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	Lilongwe	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.08	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9004	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$506	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$15409

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$495
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$530
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$505
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$828
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1002
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1024
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$768
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$469
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$764
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$613
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$924
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$686
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1030
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1189
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1473
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$754
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1229
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$706
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1521
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$577
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1181
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$861
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$750
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1039
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$630
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$506
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$408
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$718

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894