Cairo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cairo Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$189
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
12
😀 Quality of life
60
25
🏙️ Population
9.61M
989K

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7884th ($473 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 5895th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cairo vs Lilongwe infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cairo vs Lilongwe

Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Lilongwe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cairo Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$2356

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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