Ashgabat vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$968
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
14
😀 Quality of life
43
29
🏙️ Population
1.03M
989K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 223% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8094th ($1898 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Malawi, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7430th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Lilongwe

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Ashgabat Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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