Lilongwe vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$260	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	20	62
🏙️ Population	989K	3.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 4% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7990th and 8199th ($582 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8861st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Surabaya

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	Lilongwe	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$5075

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515