Dallas vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
14
😀 Quality of life
94
29
🏙️ Population
1.3M
989K

The cost of living in Dallas is 321% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 938th and 8094th ($2472 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1st in the United States and Malawi, respectively. Check the United States vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 36th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Lilongwe

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Dallas Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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