Dhaka vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$904
🏠 One person rent	$106	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$306
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	57	26
🏙️ Population	16.8M	989K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 24% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8745th and 9038th ($456 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Malawi, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5727th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lilongwe

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	Dhaka	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$1424

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734