Lilongwe vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1060
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
39
😀 Quality of life
29
76
🏙️ Population
989K
6.44K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 68% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8094th and 2712th ($587 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Malta, respectively. Check Malawi vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 8818th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Valletta

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Lilongwe Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.06
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$12648

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$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
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1317
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1063
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1247
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1123
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1336
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1176
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1238
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1176
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1110
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$519
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$583
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$478
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$376
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$487
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1243
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$313
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$592
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$355
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$378
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$353
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$460
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$633
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$547
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1230
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1362
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$364
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$391