Dammam vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$514
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
14
😀 Quality of life
75
29
🏙️ Population
903K
989K

The cost of living in Dammam is 80% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8094th ($1059 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Malawi, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 1491st and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Lilongwe

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Dammam Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$2337

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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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