Lilongwe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$251
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
29
79
🏙️ Population
989K
1.21M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 58% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8094th and 4339th ($587 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8818th and 746th 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
$4.43
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$12236

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$516
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$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800