Lilongwe vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$3839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
989K
985K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 77% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8027th and 849th ($591 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Sweden, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8837th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Stockholm

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Lilongwe Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.23
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$28.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17693

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516