Lilongwe vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	26	98
🏙️ Population	989K	4.84M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 87% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9038th and 318th ($367 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8741st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sydney

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	Lilongwe	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$17934

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816