Lilongwe vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
12
87
😀 Quality of life
25
92
🏙️ Population
989K
518K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 69% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7884th and 2353rd ($592 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 149th 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8966th and 148th 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
$4.27
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$24382

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851