Lilongwe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$260
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
82
😀 Quality of life
20
67
🏙️ Population
989K
5.38M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7990th and 6204th ($582 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8861st and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Saint Petersburg

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Lilongwe Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$6847

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525