Beirut vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$598
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
14
😀 Quality of life
62
30
🏙️ Population
2.42M
989K

The cost of living in Beirut is 129% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8027th ($1353 vs $591) 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5682nd and 8837th 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
$10.9
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$2330

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718