Lilongwe vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$974
🏠 One person rent
$250
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
989K
5.94M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 15% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8027th and 7286th ($591 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8837th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Surat

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Lilongwe Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$929

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$521
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$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 Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319