Lilongwe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
86
😀 Quality of life
20
94
🏙️ Population
989K
2.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7990th and 656th ($582 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8861st and 52nd 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
$3.23
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085