Asmara vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$227
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
12
😀 Quality of life
14
25
🏙️ Population
963K
989K

The cost of living in Asmara is 10% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8435th and 7884th ($533 vs $592) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 9205th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lilongwe

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Asmara Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2356

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653