Lilongwe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
12
86
😀 Quality of life
25
99
🏙️ Population
989K
2.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7884th and 918th ($592 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8966th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043