Lilongwe vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$260	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	92
😀 Quality of life	20	86
🏙️ Population	989K	2.75M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7990th and 2722nd ($582 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and Italy, respectively. Check Malawi vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8861st and 294th 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	$3.23	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$10781

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262