Lilongwe vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$250
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
58
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
989K
5.95M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 18% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8027th and 8708th ($591 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.8 months in Pune. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8837th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Pune

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Lilongwe Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$2558

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355