Dubai vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
14
😀 Quality of life
90
29
🏙️ Population
3.94M
989K

The cost of living in Dubai is 321% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 947th and 8094th ($2470 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 184th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Lilongwe

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Dubai Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Lilongwe

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