Lilongwe vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$4287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	989K	1.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 85% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 9038th and 812th ($367 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8741st and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Philadelphia

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	Lilongwe	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766