Lilongwe vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Surat | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7990th and 6501st ($582 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 8861st and 6339th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
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| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
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| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
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| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
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| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Navsari | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Vadodara | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Nadiad | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Vasai | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Malegaon | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Godhra | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kalyan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Thane | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Rajkot | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mumbai | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Mehsana | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jalgaon | |
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| 314 km or 195 mi | Pune | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ratlam | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Porbandar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Indore | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ujjain | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Udaipur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bhuj | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Satara | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Akola | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Latur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Solapur | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Amravati | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Sangli | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Pali | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Nanded | |
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| 526 km or 327 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Kota | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Bijapur |