Lilongwe vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lilongwe Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
91
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
989K
2.75M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 72% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8027th and 1819th ($591 vs $2082) 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 1.1 months in Rome. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8837th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lilongwe vs Rome

Prices for goods and services in Lilongwe and Rome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lilongwe Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$12431

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358