Lilongwe vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lilongwe	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1409	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$250	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$121	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	57
😀 Quality of life	30	62
🏙️ Population	989K	2.42M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 32% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8027th and 6516th ($591 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 8837th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Salvador

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	Lilongwe	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.08	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9004	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$506	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743