Lilongwe vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$147
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
57
😀 Quality of life
26
62
🏙️ Population
989K
5.95M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 28% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 9038th and 8446th ($367 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8741st and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$1763

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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 Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390