Lilongwe vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1183
🏠 One person rent
$251
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
58
😀 Quality of life
29
62
🏙️ Population
989K
6.2M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8094th and 8694th ($587 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Pune. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8818th and 5658th 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
$4.43
$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$2247

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$256
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$355
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$717
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$464
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$335
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$252
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$279
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$287
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$335
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$269
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$370
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$298
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$267
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$365
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$391
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$663
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$285
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$372
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$253
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$404
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$372
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$333
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$308
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$273
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$282
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$358
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$287
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$250
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$350
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$360
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$359
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$281
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$264
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$444
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$374
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$346