Lilongwe vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$260	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	20	63
🏙️ Population	989K	11.5M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7990th and 5616th ($582 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8861st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sao Paulo

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	Lilongwe	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$13135

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629