Lilongwe vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
13
87
😀 Quality of life
20
91
🏙️ Population
989K
518K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 68% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7990th and 2462nd ($582 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8861st and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sheffield

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Lilongwe Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855