Amman vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$392
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
73
30
🏙️ Population
4.01M
989K

The cost of living in Amman is 72% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5560th and 8027th ($1013 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Malawi, respectively. Check Jordan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 2560th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lilongwe

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Amman Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718