Amman vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$384
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
73
29
🏙️ Population
4.01M
989K

The cost of living in Amman is 76% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5330th and 8094th ($1032 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 2337th and 8818th 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
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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