Lilongwe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$250
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
989K
1.21M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 56% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8027th and 4516th ($591 vs $1329) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8837th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sofia

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Lilongwe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$11223

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$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784