Asmara vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$224
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
13
😀 Quality of life
27
20
🏙️ Population
963K
989K

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8486th and 7807th ($520 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Malawi, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 8455th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$2351

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
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$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688