Lilongwe vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$251
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
92
😀 Quality of life
29
81
🏙️ Population
989K
6.26M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8094th and 4785th ($587 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Chile, respectively. Check Malawi vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8818th and 637th 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
$4.43
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895