Dammam vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$494
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
14
😀 Quality of life
76
30
🏙️ Population
903K
989K

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5399th and 8027th ($1037 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 1421st and 8837th 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
$6.6
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.31
🥤 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
$436
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$2330

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$1192
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$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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