Amman vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$904
🏠 One person rent
$358
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
13
😀 Quality of life
69
26
🏙️ Population
4.01M
989K

The cost of living in Amman is 168% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5457th and 9038th ($981 vs $367) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 3121st and 8741st 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
$7.28
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734