Lilongwe vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lilongwe	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$250	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$390	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	26
😀 Quality of life	25	77
🏙️ Population	989K	687K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 59% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7884th and 4103rd ($592 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 8966th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zaragoza

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	Lilongwe	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.09	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10587	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.12	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2356	$8269

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581