Lilongwe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$250
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
25
78
🏙️ Population
989K
1.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 52% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7884th and 4611th ($592 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8966th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$9717

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777