Lilongwe vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$250
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
92
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
989K
6.26M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 50% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8027th and 4795th ($591 vs $1191) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8837th and 688th 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
$4.25
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849