Lilongwe vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
91
😀 Quality of life
29
91
🏙️ Population
989K
2.75M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8094th and 2104th ($587 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Italy, respectively. Check Malawi vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Rome. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8818th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Rome

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Lilongwe Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$14156

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Distance City Cost of living
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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330