Lilongwe vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$147	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	26	77
🏙️ Population	989K	6.26M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 66% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 9038th and 4828th ($367 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Chile, respectively. Check Malawi vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8741st and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Santiago

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	Lilongwe	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440