Cairo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$201
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$121
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
14
😀 Quality of life
63
30
🏙️ Population
9.8M
989K

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8680th and 8027th ($506 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Malawi, respectively. Check Egypt vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5610th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lilongwe

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Cairo Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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