Dammam vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$458	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	12
😀 Quality of life	78	25
🏙️ Population	903K	989K

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7884th ($1008 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 1077th and 8966th 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	$6.42	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$2356

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

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