Beirut vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$641
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
14
😀 Quality of life
63
29
🏙️ Population
2.42M
989K

The cost of living in Beirut is 146% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4177th and 8094th ($1441 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Malawi, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5483rd and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Lilongwe

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Beirut Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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