Lilongwe vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$251	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	58
😀 Quality of life	20	81
🏙️ Population	989K	687K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 53% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 7807th and 4325th ($587 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 8847th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Seville

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	Lilongwe	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$6034

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Cities near Lilongwe

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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950