Lilongwe vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$251
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
91
😀 Quality of life
20
77
🏙️ Population
989K
6.26M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 48% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7807th and 4686th ($587 vs $1133) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8847th and 764th 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
$4.27
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$8040

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731