Dammam vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$419
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
13
😀 Quality of life
73
20
🏙️ Population
903K
989K

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5777th and 7990th ($989 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Malawi, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 1641st and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$2358

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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670