Lilongwe vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	89
😀 Quality of life	20	97
🏙️ Population	989K	5.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7807th and 129th ($587 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Singapore, respectively. Check Malawi vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8847th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Singapore City

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	Lilongwe	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605