Lilongwe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$260	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	20	97
🏙️ Population	989K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7990th and 5th ($582 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8861st and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs New York City

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	Lilongwe	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$20585

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108