Lilongwe vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lilongwe Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$147
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
989K
1.34M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 35% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 9038th and 7971st ($367 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Malawi and Turkey, respectively. Check Malawi vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 8741st and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lilongwe vs Samsun infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lilongwe vs Samsun

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

Lilongwe Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$10901

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
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628