Lilongwe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
86
😀 Quality of life
29
94
🏙️ Population
989K
2.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8094th and 1059th ($587 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8818th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Toronto

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Lilongwe Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053