Dubai vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
14
😀 Quality of life
90
30
🏙️ Population
3.94M
989K

The cost of living in Dubai is 310% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 1039th and 8027th ($2420 vs $591) 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 203rd and 8837th 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
$10.2
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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