Lilongwe vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$147	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	26	62
🏙️ Population	989K	6.78M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 9038th and 5234th ($367 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8741st and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lilongwe	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$10845

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620