Lilongwe vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$251
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
89
😀 Quality of life
29
97
🏙️ Population
989K
5.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8094th and 165th ($587 vs $3105) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8818th and 8th 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
$4.43
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$27027

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$516
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$489
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$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637